Trump’s Dwindling Reelection Hopes
Democratic pipe dream or Republican nightmare?
The story of the 2024 U.S. presidential election has thus far been one of wild swings, big surprises, and polling pandemonium.
The polling tides have been turning for and against all three candidates since the beginning of the year.
Vice Presidential candidate and Senator J.D. Vance mentioned some poor internal polling numbers for Harris during an interview with Tucker Carlson on September 18, 2024. Prior to that, Harris appeared to be beating Trump in the polls by most estimations.
But way back in July, Democrats were wondering if Trump was unbeatable.
“The New Calculus for Democrats and Donors: Is Trump Unbeatable?” worried Andrew Ross Sorkin, Ravi Mattu, Bernhard Warner, Sarah Kessler, Michael J. de la Merced, Lauren Hirsch, and Ephrat Livni for the New York Times. “The shooting of Donald Trump has galvanized his campaign, prompted Elon Musk to endorse him and forced Democrats to rethink plans to oust President Biden.”
“The shooting has galvanized the Trump campaign, turning his nomination at the four-day convention into more of a coronation,” they began. “And the incident led some sympathetic business leaders, including Elon Musk and Bill Ackman, to publicly throw their support behind Trump.”