Former President Donald Trump is rejecting the notion that there is a lot of momentum for Vice President Kamala Harris.
During an interview on Fox News Thursday night, journalist Martha MacCallum said, “Let me ask you this, Sir. There has been a huge appeal and momentum for women voters. She’s trying to pull the youth vote, the Hispanic vote, the Black vote back in her direction. Polls show that she’s having some success in that at this point.”
“So what are you gonna do? What’s your strategy to rebuild the momentum that you had with those voters?” she asked.
Trump responded, “No, she’s not having success. I’m having success. I’m doing great with the Hispanic voters. I’m doing great with Black men. I’m doing great with women because women want safety, they want safety, and they don’t have safety when they have somebody allowing 20 million people into our country, many of them very dangerous people.”
“No, it’s only in your eyes that they have that, Martha. We’re doing very well in the polls, we’re leading in most of the polls, and in the swing states, we’re leading in almost every one of them,” he insisted.”
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Trump on his strategy to stop Harris's momentum: "She's not having success. I'm doing great with the Hispanic voters. I'm doing great with Black men. I'm doing great with women because women want safety." (In other words his strategy is do deny reality.) pic.twitter.com/QMrMt3Jp4A
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During her speech accepting her party’s nomination, Harris labeled Trump an “unserious man.”
She shared an upbeat message about the future of the country, saying, “With this election, our nation has a precious, fleeting opportunity to move past the bitterness, cynicism, and divisive battles of the past. A chance to chart a new way forward — not as members of any one party or faction, but as Americans.”
Despite Trump’s claim about his polling standing, RealClearPolitics’ average of polls shows Harris with a 1.5 point lead nationally.
Meanwhile, she holds a one-point lead in Wisconsin and a two-point lead in Michigan.
By contrast, Trump holds a 0.2-point lead in Arizona, a 1.4-point lead in Nevada, a 0.2-point lead in Pennsylvania, a 0.9-point lead in North Carolina, and a 1-point lead in Georgia.
