MSNBC national policy analyst John Heileman said Tuesday that Vice President Kamala Harris has good reason to “panic” about the election.
Harris and former President Donald Trump were tied at 48%, according to NBC News. public opinion poll released SundayMeanwhile, a New York Times poll showed Harris winning only 56% of Hispanic voters. Heilemann said Democrats have “good reason” to be concerned about Harris’ prospects. (Related: ‘Getting his strengths right’: ‘Morning Joe’ guest reports Trump has significant advantage over Kamala Harris on key issues)
“I think there’s PTSD not just from 2016, but from 2020 as well. Overall, the missed vote in 2020 was bigger than the missed vote in 2016. “We thought we were going up, but we basically saw a four-point swing in approval ratings, and we were off in the swing states across the board,” Heileman said with “Morning Joe” co-host Willie. -Told Geist. “So there’s a lot of PTSD. What I’m trying to say in this article is that there are several reasons why Democrats are panicking.”
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“There’s an incident. There’s data coming out that should alarm Democrats. You go through it and you look at some things,” Heileman continued. “When you hear people like Elissa Slotkin in Michigan and Tammy Baldwin in Wisconsin privately telling people that the vice president is behind in those states, that’s enough to worry about. If you look at her numbers with African American voters, her numbers with Hispanic voters, that’s a good reason to be concerned.”
As the November election approaches, Trump is gaining support from both black and Hispanic voters. Harris has the support of 56% of likely Hispanic voters, but 37% support former President Donald Trump in a head-to-head matchup, the New York Times reported. reportedThat’s six points lower than the 62% that President Joe Biden got in 2020.
According to CNN, Trump won 12% support from black voters in 2020. exit polland some general election polls, including the August poll, showed that support rates were higher than that. CBSshowed the former president won 17% of black voters, and fox newsThis showed that 26% of black voters supported the former president. CNN public opinion poll A poll released in late September showed Harris leading Trump by 55% among black voters under 60, compared to President Joe Biden’s 71% lead in 2020.
Heilemann also argued that Democrats have reason to be satisfied with this election. (Related article: Bill Maher, Walz and Obama slam Democrats for courting black voters)
“It’s a tied race. That’s uncomfortable for Democrats. It’s a tied race. It’s going to be close until Election Day,” Heilemann said. “This will probably be the closest election of our lifetimes. We should all be scared for the future of our country. But during this period, don’t read the polls in such an insane way. Please, because there’s nothing to learn from the polls for about a month, and it’s not going to last another three weeks.”
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