Chuck Todd: Are we at peak Kamala Harris?

Depending on the numbers you choose to consume, it’s safe to say the race between former President Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris is somewhere between toss-up and lean-Harris.

Depending on the numbers you choose to consume, it’s safe to say the race between former President Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris is somewhere between toss-up and lean-Harris. Since their only debate, there hasn’t been a poll released — even polls with Trump ahead — showing anything other than improvement for Harris and problems for Trump.  

In particular, Harris has closed the gap on Trump’s key issue advantages on the economy and the border. While Trump is still seen as stronger on those issues, his leads over Harris are lower than they were when voters were comparing him and President Joe Biden. 

Take the poll that I have the most confidence in: the NBC News survey overseen and conducted jointly by the bipartisan team of Republican Bill McInturff of Public Opinion Strategies and Democrat Jeff Horwitt of Hart Research. Harris has also flipped some personal attribute questions that were negatives for Biden — like questions about having the ability to be president or having the mental and physical capacity for the job. At least in the NBC News poll, Harris now leads on those physical and character attributes compared with Trump, areas in which Trump led before and after the June debate against Biden, benefiting from the comparison to an older opponent instead of the younger Harris. 

https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/elections/chuck-todd-are-peak-kamala-harris-rcna172498

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