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In the aftermath of the debate on Tuesday, the media promptly declared Kamala Harris the winner. Perhaps stylistically, she had an edge, but when it came to resonating with undecided and independent voters, multiple focus groups showed that Trump was the candidate who managed to succeed on that front.
AnewInsiderPolloutofMichiganreinforcesTrump’smomentum,showinghimahead49percenttoHarris’s48percent.
ThisissignificantbecauseMichiganandWisconsinareconsideredsomeofKamalaHarris’sstrongestchancesamongtheswingstates,yettheraceremainsrazorthin.Pennsylvaniaiswidelyconsideredthetipping-pointstatethatwilldeterminetheoutcome.IfTrumpwinsPennsylvania,KamalaHarriswouldhavetosweeptheSunBeltbattlegroundstatesandtheremainingGreatLakesstatestowintheelection—andthat’sgoingtobeextremelydifficultforhertopulloff.
DonaldTrump,however,doesn’tneedMichigantowin.Yet,thestrengthofhissupportthereisprettysignificant,accordingtoMajorGarrettofCBSNews.
“Italkedto20voters.Notoneofthemwasundecided.Notone,”hesaid.
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