CNN’s Harry Enten Sounds Alarm On How ‘Difficult’ It’ll Be For Kamala Harris To ‘Beat Donald Trump’

CNN senior data reporter Harry Enten warned on Tuesday about how tough it will be for Vice President Kamala Harris to defeat former President Donald Trump in the upcoming election.

President Joe Biden withdrew from the presidential race on Sunday and endorsed Harris to take his place atop the Democratic ticket after consistently poor polling during his reelection bid against Trump. Enten on “CNN News Central” said Harris has an uphill battle against Trump because of how popular he is following the Republican National Convention and surviving an assassination attempt.

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“For all of the excitement that Democrats have over Kamala Harris, it is going to be difficult to beat Donald Trump and I want to give you an understanding of why. Let’s take a look here just first at the favorable views of Donald Trump. We know that Donald Trump has historically been unpopular, but take a look now. After the Republican National Convention, in the ABC News/Ipsos poll, he recorded his highest ever favorable rating at 40%. That’s not a one-off,” Enten told host Sara Sidner.

“Take a look at the Quinnipiac University poll, 46%. That’s the highest ever in that pollster. The fact is Donald Trump is more popular now than he ever has been before,” Enten continued. “So, yes, Democrats can make this switcharoo, but they’re still going to have to beat Donald Trump. A Donald Trump, who is stronger, Sara, than he has ever been before.”

Pollster Nate Silver recently described