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From Breitbart: Former President Donald Trump is dominating Vice President Kamala Harris among white working class voters, as they find themselves neck and neck in the presidential race, according to a national Pew Research/SSRS poll.
The poll, conducted August 5-11 with a massive sample size of more than 7,500 registered voters, finds that 45 percent of respondents support or lean toward Trump, while 46 percent back Harris or lean her way. Independent Robert F Kennedy Jr. follows in third place with seven percent. The one-percent gap between Trump and Haarris falls within the ±1.4 percent margin of error.
For reference, in a Pew Research poll conducted in April, before Biden’s disastrous debate performance in late June, found he was in a tight race with Trump rationally. Trump led by one point in that poll (49 percent to 48 percent), though that sample did not include Kennedy.
Trends across education demographics in the latest poll also offer a telling glimpse into the race. Trump has the advantage among those who received some college or less, while Harris has the lead among those with a college degree.
The survey indicates that the less college people have attended, the more they support Trump.
Voters who attended some college but did not get a degree support Trump 46%, compared to 44% for Harris.
Voters who did not attend college at all support Trump with 53%, compared to 38% for Harris.
However, when focusing specifically on working class voters who attended “some college” or less, Trump leads with a whopping 60% of the vote, compared to just 33% for Harris. (Perhaps this explains the staged “kitchen table” discussion video the Harris campaign just released of Harris and Walz on Thursday.)
Interactive Polls shared a summary of the survey:
🟦 Harris: 46%
🟥 Trump: 45%
🟨 RFK Jr: 7%
🟪 Other: 1%
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• Male: Trump 49-44%
• Female: Harris 49-42%
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• Ages 18-29: Harris 57-29%
• Ages 30-49: Harris 45-43%
• Ages 50-64: Trump 49-44%
• Ages 65+: Trump 51-45%
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• White: Trump 52-41%
• Black: Harris 77-13%
• Hispanic: Harris 52-35%
• Asian: Harris 62-28%
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• Postgrad: Harris 63-32%
• College grad: Harris 51-41%
• No college: Trump 53-38%
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• Democrats: Harris 90-4%
• Republicans: Trump 86-6%
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#40 (2.5/3.0) | N=7,569 RV | 8/5-11
https://pewresearch.org/politics/2024/08/14/harris-trump-methodology/
National poll by @pewresearch
🟦 Harris: 46%
🟥 Trump: 45%
🟨 RFK Jr: 7%
🟪 Other: 1%
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• Male: Trump 49-44%
• Female: Harris 49-42%
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• Ages 18-29: Harris 57-29%
• Ages 30-49: Harris 45-43%
• Ages 50-64: Trump 49-44%
• Ages 65+: Trump 51-45%
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• White: Trump 52-41%… pic.twitter.com/egLXuX2xhz— InteractivePolls (@IAPolls2022) August 14, 2024
In addition to holding on to the support of those who backed Biden in July, Harris’ bump has largely come from those who had previously said they supported or leaned toward Kennedy.
— Pew Research Center (@pewresearch) August 15, 2024
Harris performs best among the same demographic groups as Biden. But this coalition of voters is now much more likely to say they strongly support her: In July, 43% of Biden’s supporters characterized their support as strong – today, 62% of Harris’ do. https://t.co/2cmuowWBA7
— Pew Research Center (@pewresearch) August 15, 2024
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