New Polling Shows Harris Beating Trump 53% To 47%

A new poll showing Vice President Kamala Harris leading former President Donald Trump by six points in the upcoming presidential election has surprised political insiders and experts, as reported by Kathleen Culliton for Raw Story.

The Marquette Law School Poll national survey found Harris preferred by 53% of likely voters, while Trump was the choice of only 47%. I Photo: Kamala Harris Facebook

The Marquette Law School Poll national survey found Harris preferred by 53% of likely voters, while Trump was the choice of only 47%.

In May, the same poll found Trump leading President Joe Biden by two points, with a 51%-49% split among likely voters. Jenna Ellis, the former Trump attorney who took a plea deal in his Georgia election racketeering case, blamed the former president and his team for the result.

"If you’re mad about this, direct your ire toward the Trump Campaign," Ellis wrote on X. "If you’re in denial about this, direct yourself to a mental institution." Trump's campaign faced a novel predicament last month when Biden heeded calls to step away from the 2024 presidential election and endorsed Harris to replace him.

The Democratic Party was energized by the entry of a younger candidate, who chose a midwestern governor with a resonating message as her running mate: that the MAGA movement is "weird."

Despite this, political spectators were still shocked by the swift uptick in Harris's support. "Holy crap," wrote John Marshall, founder of the influential liberal political blog Talking Points Memo.

Former Democratic pollster Adam Carlson called the poll an outlier, citing a sample size he described as "unusually small" but acknowledged that it is considered one of the best in the country.

Carlson noted Harris’ net favorability rating increase from -20 points in May to -3 points in the recent poll as "nothing short of incredible."