Vox: “Trump is weird” will only get Kamala Harris so far
The new report reveals an interesting and slightly counterintuitive sentiment among American voters at this point in the race. Voters are relieved that there is a new option available for them to pick and feel a “breath of fresh air” — but they don’t really know Harris.
CNN: Evan Roth Smith joins Dana Bash to discuss the race to define Kamala Harris
Blueprint, a lead Democratic polling research group, is a looking at the data to see what Kamala Harris has to do to get elected. Evan Roth Smith a lead pollster for Blueprint joins CNN to discuss.
Axios: Race to define Harris starts with Biden’s baggage
“The upside for Harris is huge: voters do not hold her accountable for Biden’s perceived failures on inflation, and she can run hard on economic messaging,” Democratic pollster Evan Roth Smith told Semafor.
MSNBC Opinion: Kamala Harris might have an opening on the economy that Biden didn’t
A snap poll conducted by Democratic pollster Blueprint immediately after Biden dropped out and endorsed Harris found that registered voters were split 50-50 on whether she or Trump would do a better job “bringing down prices” on goods and services. “The upside for Harris is huge: Voters do not hold her accountable for Biden’s perceived failures on inflation, and she can run hard on economic messaging,” Blueprint lead pollster Evan Roth Smith told Semafor.
The Guardian: GOP wants to hold Harris’s immigration record against her – what did she do?
Financial Times: Can Kamala Harris beat Donald Trump?
The New York Times: The New Race
Vox: So what does Joe Biden do now?
Semafor: ‘The upside for Harris is huge’: Democratic poll finds Kamala needs to define her brand quickly
“Voters have a very limited perception of Harris: liberal, prosecutor,” said Blueprint lead pollster Evan Roth Smith, who surveyed 1537 registered voters on July 21 and 22. “Their concerns are largely limited to standard concerns over being left-leaning generally, and some specific immigration concerns, all of which can be quickly assuaged by proactive early signaling.”
