Trump Expands Lead Over Harris With Growing Support From Key Demos

Continuing the trend this October, former President Donald Trump has widened his lead over Vice President Kamala Harris in the latest daily tracking poll from Rasmussen Reports.

The organization recently shared with Secrets that Trump now enjoys a 3-point lead, with 50% to Harris’s 47%, slightly up from his previous margin of 49% to 47%.

As noted by the Washington Examiner, “In the survey, Trump leads Harris among Hispanic voters, 49%-45%, and he is securing 32% of the black vote.”

Rasmussen has recently shifted to a daily presidential election tracking poll and, on Monday, expanded its survey sample to include 3,384 likely voters, giving a margin of error of plus or minus 1 point.

The poll's composition mirrors that of the 2020 election, with 35% Democrats, 33% Republicans, and 32% independents, according to the outlet.

Trump has been exuding confidence, riding his recent rise in the polls with renewed energy and humor at campaign events, while Harris has taken on a more combative stance.

Just last Sunday, Trump was seen frying food at a McDonald’s and attending a Pittsburgh Steelers game.

Meanwhile, concerns over the economy and personal finances remain the top issue for voters. Nearly 40% of Americans are worried about paying their bills on time, a higher rate than during the 2008-09 Great Recession, according to a recent poll.

A CNN survey found that 39% of Americans are anxious about consistently meeting their financial obligations, up 33% since the height of “Bidenflation” and surpassing the 37% seen during the 2008 financial crisis, when unemployment neared 10%, the report stated.

Inflation under the Biden-Harris administration has soared to new levels, and although it has eased in recent months, it remains persistently high, driving up the cost of essentials such as food, gas, housing, and utilities. CNN noted that “consumers are still trying to catch up to the price spikes of the last few years.”

According to The Daily Signal, the survey further indicated:

Catching up is putting it mildly. The gap between nominal wages and inflation-adjusted earnings since 2021 exceeds 20%. While it may seem like incomes have increased, workers have lost thousands of dollars in real terms when factoring in official inflation figures.

And if those official inflation numbers are misleading—which many suspect they are, based on actual prices for things like housing, dining out, and groceries—then workers' losses could be far greater.

To illustrate, official inflation since the start of COVID-19 stands at 21%, but fast-food prices—a common indicator of actual inflation—have more than doubled, and housing costs have surged as home prices and mortgage rates have both climbed.

If these real-world figures reflect the true state of inflation, then workers could be losing thousands of dollars each month.

CNN also reported that 35% of respondents, or over a third, have had to take on part-time work to stay afloat. This includes 44% of Black respondents, 52% of Latinos, and nearly half of workers under the age of 45.

“That helps explain why the number of jobs is rising on paper, but the actual number of employed Americans has dropped—down by 600,000 over the past eight months,” The Daily Signal added.

The poll also revealed that more than two-thirds of Americans are cutting back on grocery spending, and almost half are driving less to save on gas. Additionally, 40% of Americans are turning to credit cards to cover basic needs like groceries and fuel.

Recent Labor Department data showed that in July, employers added only 114,000 jobs, far below the 175,000 anticipated by LSEG economists. Moreover, the unemployment rate unexpectedly rose to 4.3% from 4.1%, defying predictions that it would remain steady.