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OPINION

IT’S NOT JUST VIBES. HARRIS IS POLLING REALLY WELL.

Her better-than-expected numbers are creating optimism, but Trump can still win.

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Vice President Kamala Harris gestures toward the crowd during a rally at the
University of Las Vegas's Thomas & Mack Center on Saturday. (Melina Mara/The
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By Perry Bacon Jr.
August 13, 2024 at 8:35 a.m. EDT

Recent polls show that Vice President Kamala Harris is doing much better than
President Joe Biden was when he opted last month to withdraw from the
presidential race. At the same time, Harris is in a much weaker position
compared with Biden at this point in the 2020 race or Hillary Clinton eight
years ago. The good “vibes” many on the left feel, myself included, should not
obscure this reality: Former president Donald Trump still has a decent chance of
winning in November.


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