CNN Political Director Raise Alarm Over Harris POLL Disaster

CNN political director David Chalian warned on Wednesday about Vice President Kamala Harris’ significant polling deficit against former President Donald Trump among white voters without college degrees.

According to a chart displayed behind Chalian on “CNN News Central,” based on CNN’s late August polling in six battleground states, Trump leads Harris by 32 points among white likely voters without college degrees in Pennsylvania and by 44 points in Georgia.

Chalian labeled this as “a trouble sign for Harris” and also highlighted Trump’s 33-point lead among “white college-educated voters” in Georgia, further underscoring the challenges Harris faces in these key demographics.

“If you look at the white voters without college degrees, this is a Trump base constituency, obviously. You see his huge numbers with this group. You see that this is a trouble sign for Harris,” Chalian said. “She also, in places like Georgia, is not doing well with white college-educated voters. She probably wants to make up some ground with white college-educated voters across these battlegrounds as well.”

NBC News national political correspondent Steve Kornacki pointed out on Tuesday that, despite Vice President Kamala Harris holding a narrow lead over Donald Trump in some polls, the former president remains a strong contender in the electoral college.

Kornacki highlighted that Trump exceeded polling expectations in both the 2016 and 2020 elections, making him a formidable competitor in the upcoming race.

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“Take a look here at the last two elections, 2020, 2016, the polling at this point coming out of Labor Day, beginning the fall rush,” Kornacki told host Ana Cabrera. “In 2016, Hillary Clinton led on average by five points. Of course, Donald Trump won in 2016. And Joe Biden had an even bigger lead on average, Labor Day 2020. Donald Trump didn’t win that election, but certainly in the electoral college, he came this close to doing so, Ana. So Trump has run from behind before, certainly.”

Journalist Peter Hamby cautioned comedian Bill Maher on Friday that a growing shift in support among young men toward Donald Trump could pose a significant threat to Kamala Harris’ presidential campaign.

Hamby emphasized that this demographic change could create serious challenges for Harris in the upcoming election.

“This is a real issue for Kamala Harris, though,” Hamby said. “Like, this could be fatal for her campaign … Democrats need to win 60% of the youth vote to win the White House. Hillary came up short; Obama did it; Biden did it. Kamala Harris is right now at, like, 55% of the youth vote. If she doesn’t get to 60, she could lose the election, and it’s because young men, Gen Z men, are breaking to Trump.”