Two Major Polls Put Trump Back In A Commanding Lead

Alright, folks, we’ve got 2 new polls.

CNBC and Rasmussen just dropped some fresh numbers, and it’s looking like Trump’s taking the lead.

CNBC is giving him a slight 2-point edge.

The reason?

Well apparently some are saying that voters are feeling the heat from the economy, and they’re flocking to him like he’s the only shade on a 115 degree day.

They don’t want a repeat of the last four years.

Meanwhile, Rasmussen’s poll has Trump also holding his lead at 49%-44% in a head-to-head.

🇺🇲 2024 GE: @Rasmussen_Poll

🟥 Trump: 49% [=]
🟦 Harris: 44% [=]
🟪 Other: 4%
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🟥 Trump: 49% [+3]
🟦 Harris: 44% [-1]
🟨 RFK Jr: 3% [-2]
🟪 Other: 2%

[+/- change vs July 28-31]
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1,794 LV | August 1 & 4-7 | MoE: ±2%https://t.co/s2GloBn522 pic.twitter.com/Yln45pbjci

— InteractivePolls (@IAPolls2022) August 8, 2024

CNBC News reports:

The CNBC All-America Economic Survey finds former President Donald Trump holding a commanding lead among voters on key economic issues, but ahead of Vice President Kamala Harris by just a 2-point advantage in the head-to-head race for the White House.

After the replacement of President Joe Biden with Harris, an assassination attempt on Trump and the Republican convention, Trump’s 48%-46% lead is within the CNBC survey’s margin of error and unchanged from the 45%-43% lead Trump held against Biden in the NBC News July Survey. While the head-to-head competition remains the same, there have been dramatic but offsetting changes beneath the surface for both sides that have kept the race even.

The most dramatic shift: 81% of Democrats are satisfied with Harris as their nominee, compared with just 33% who were satisfied with Biden. But that was partially offset by a 9-point gain among Republicans who are satisfied with Trump as the nominee, bringing his number to 80%.

Trump’s big lead on economy

On the economy, by 2-to-1, Americans think they will be better off financially under Trump. That’s largely driven by the 79% of Republicans who believe their economic fortunes will improve if Trump takes the White House. Just 48% of Democrats believe they will be better off if Harris wins, compared with 42% who say it makes no difference. As for independents, 31% think they will be better financially if Trump wins, 10% if Harris wins and 54% don’t think it matters.

Washington Examiner adds:

CNBC and Rasmussen Reports have new data on Thursday giving Trump an edge, with CNBC attributing his lead to growing concerns about the economy and a surge of support from middle-aged voters.

CNBC said Trump leads by 2 points, 48%-46%, within the margin of error.

In the Rasmussen Reports poll, Trump has maintained his lead, 49%-44%, in a head-to-head contest.

The big change in that survey is the apparent shift of support from Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to Trump. A week earlier, Trump led Harris by just 1 point in the six-way matchup, while Kennedy was at 5%. Now, Kennedy is at 3%, and Trump leads Harris in that multi-candidate lineup 49%-44%.

President Trump makes a big statement.

I’m sure he wouldn’t state this unless he had the stats:

Trump says MAGA is 75% of the country. I’m sure he has numbers to back that up pic.twitter.com/JxbTVw9ANA

— Natural Science (@GreggNezowitz) August 8, 2024