Brian Beutler: “According to the most recent ABC/Ipsos poll, Kamala Harris’s favorability was 11 points underwater until she became the presumptive Democratic nominee, at which point her popularity spiked to 43-42, giving the party a popular standard-bearer for the first time in three years. Trump, meanwhile, ended his convention where Harris began, 11 points underwater (not bad for him, actually) but ended the week seven points less popular than he started, a catastrophic 36-52. Less than a quarter of the public views his running mate, JD Vance, favorably.”
“If Republicans aren’t now just as desperate as Democrats were one month ago, they probably will be if and when the dust settles and Harris enjoys a meaningful lead.”
