Why Is the Presidential Election This Close?

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Since Biden’s withdrawal from the race, Trump’s standing in the polls has remained consistently firm in the range of 45 percent to 48 percent — a bloc of voters seemingly impervious to criticism of their chosen leader.

Just as the overwhelming majority of Harris’s supporters won’t flip to Trump, Trump’s support is firmly entrenched, effectively creating a ceiling on Harris’s ability to extend her current modest lead.

Opinion | How the Presidential Election Got This Close

Polarization doesn’t just pull us apart; it holds coalitions together.

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I am stunned that Trump has maintained a # in the mid-40's.

Are these people paying attention? He is claiming that some Dem states allow for the execution of babies after birth, and bragging about his "weave" style of rambling. He's a mess.

 

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I am stunned that Trump has maintained a # in the mid-40's.

Are these people paying attention? He is claiming that some Dem states allow for the execution of babies after birth, and bragging about his "weave" style of rambling. He's a mess.

And yet Harris is virtually tied with Trump