Striking New Polls Reveal How Kamalas Surge Put Trump on Defensive

Published: Aug. 15, 2024, 9 a.m.

In some good findings for Kamala Harris, the Cook Political Report\u2019s\xa0new polls find her leading\xa0Donald Trump or tied with him in six of the seven key swing states. Other polls show her doing surprisingly well among key demographics like\xa0noncollege whites\xa0and\xa0Latinos. So far, despite GOP attacks on Harris as a crazy leftist, she appears to be widely perceived as broadly acceptable. We talked to Reed Galen, a veteran former Republican strategist working to win over centrist voters to Harris for the group\xa0Join the Union, about why Harris seems to be withstanding the GOP attack machine\u2014and whether it will last.\xa0\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices