Republican strategists said Monday that former President Donald Trump's campaign should focus its messaging on the GOP nominee's polling lead over Vice President Kamala Harris on key issues.
Harris has been gaining ground in opinion polls since President Joe Biden gave up on reelection. approved He was selected as the Democratic nominee, but lost in a national head-to-head race by 1.7%. according to RealClearPolling's average of polls from July 5 to 25 shows Trump leading Growing Her approval rating is 1.8% if the survey includes Green Party candidate Dr. Jill Stein and independent presidential candidates Cornel West and Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Matt Gorman, a former aide to Republican Sen. Tim Scott of South Carolina, said Harris has weaknesses on some issues. (RELATED: “How will she catch up to Donald Trump?”: CNN data expert says Kamala Harris 'still lagging behind Biden' in 2020 numbers)
“Republicans shouldn't overthink it. We're back to the race we expected to have on June 26th, the day before that fateful debate,” Gorman told “America Report” co-host John Roberts. “Right? Like some of the polls that ultimately showed Trump with a 6-point lead over Biden, we were never going to win. That's never going to happen. It's a two-point race either way. Stick to the basics, right?”
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“We're going to be on crime, we're going to be on the economy, we're going to be on immigration, and now we're going to add to that long list of left-wing positions that Kamala supported in her aborted 2019 presidential run that didn't hold up in 2020,” Gorman continued. “So you can use that. Don't overthink it.”
According to the Wall Street Journal, Trump leads Harris 52% to 40% on the economy, 53% to 40% on immigration and 48% to 43% on crime. vote.
Illegal immigration has become a major issue in the 2024 election campaign following a series of crimes involving illegal immigrants. On June 14, Oklahoma authorities arrested Victor Antonio Martinez Hernandez, a 23-year-old illegal immigrant from El Salvador, for the murder of 37-year-old Rachel Morin in Maryland in August 2023. The murders of Laken Riley, a nursing student in Georgia, and Jocelyn Nungaray, a 12-year-old girl in Texas, have also led to criticism of Biden's border policies.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) report Border Patrol has encountered just under 7.2 million illegal immigrants since the start of fiscal year 2021. (Related story: 'Not so good for Harris': Democratic strategist pours cold water on Democrats' hopes for Rust Belt)
Republicans have also criticized Biden for his handling of inflation. Prices have risen more than 20% since Biden took office, but the Consumer Price Index rose 3.0% year-over-year in June, slightly below what economists had expected. Inflation hit a record high of 9.1% in June 2022, two years after it last hit that high.
Biden fell behind Trump in head-to-head national contests before the president gave up on reelection. according to According to the RealClearPolling poll average, Expanding If Stein, Kennedy and West are included as options, the number is 4.2%.
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