Kamala Harris warned the country a Donald Trump victory in November would “return America to a dark past,” as a national poll found the vice president neck-and-neck with her political rival, RadarOnline.com can reveal.
Harris, 58, did not hold back as she sounded the alarm about Trump, 78, highlighting key differences between her views and those of the Republican candidate during several spirited speeches this week.
As the presumptive Democratic presidential nominee passionately advocated for stricter gun control measures at the American Federation of Teachers convention in Houston, Texas, on Thursday, declared: “We want to ban assault weapons, and they want to ban books.”
When she landed at Joint Base Andrews afterward, Harris took a moment to speak with reporters took another shot to the former president, saying it appeared he was canceling a “previously agreed upon” ABC debate, which was scheduled when the race between Trump and President Joe Biden.
Challenging Trump to implement the regulation, she argued: “Voters deserve to see this split screen on the debate stage. I’m ready, let’s go!”
The former Pupil The boss hinted he might skip the ABC event, scheduled for September 10, after expressing his preference to talk things out on a FOX News debate stage. FOX invited the candidates to debate on September 17 after Biden dropped out of the race and Trump criticized the debate structure on ABC in a series of unhinged posts on Truth Social.
Trump told reporters at a press conference on Tuesday, he would “absolutely” debate Harris, adding: “I agreed to debate Joe Biden. But I want to debate her and she will be no different because they have the same policies.”
On Wednesday, Harris said during a speech: “[A]As we work to build a better future and move our nation forward, we must also recognize that there are those who are trying to take us backward.”
She added: “You may have seen their agenda. Some of it is calling Project 2025“, referring to the controversial initiative of the staunchly conservative Heritage Foundation.
Harris called Project 2025 – which Trump wants to distance himself from – “a plan to return America to a dark past.”
Meanwhile, polls showed Harris gaining strength since then Biden’s withdrawal, with which she achieved significantly better grades than her predecessor. a New York Times/Siena Survey The survey of 1,142 likely voters between July 22 and 24 shows her trailing Trump by just one percentage point, a significant increase compared to June poll where Trump led Biden by six points.
But when third-party candidates, including independent Robert F. Kennedy Jr., were factored into the equation, Harris was actually in the lead in the final poll, with 44% of the likely vote to Trump’s 43% — and RFK was ahead at that point. 5%.
Harris made significant gains among key voter groups such as independents, women, young voters ages 18 to 29, Hispanic voters and black voters. As of this week, she had a 2-point lead among independents, a 14-point lead among women, a 21-point lead among young voters, a 24-point lead among Hispanic voters and a commanding 53-point lead among black voters. voters.
Meanwhile, Trump remained strong among white, male and older voters. His positive rating also rose nine points since June, to an all-time high in a Times/Siena poll: 47%.
But 45% of respondents still had a “very unfavorable” view of Trump, up six points from last month. In contrast, Harris’ favorability has improved to 46%, up 10 points since February.
She quickly accepted the nomination after Biden endorsed his runner-up in his departure announcement on Sunday. Two days later, she kicked off her campaign with a trip to Milwaukee, Wisconsin – where the Republican Party recently hosted Trump and his newly elected VP candidate, Ohio Sen. J.D. Vancetheir official nominations.
Harris has not yet announced a running mate.