Trump Leading Harris After Biden Steps Down: Poll

A recent survey brings favorable news for former President Donald Trump, just days after President Joe Biden withdrew his bid for re-election and endorsed Vice President Kamala Harris.

According to a CNN survey, 49 percent of respondents supported Trump, while 46 percent backed Harris. The poll was conducted by SSRS.

The survey took place between July 22-23, shortly after Biden announced he was stepping down from his re-election campaign. The poll included registered voters who had previously participated in CNN surveys in April and June, where Trump held a 6-point lead over Biden.

Newsmax reported key findings from the poll:

• 64% believe Republicans have a better chance of winning the presidency in 2024 if Trump is the party’s nominee.
• 50% of Harris supporters said their vote is more in support of her than against Trump, compared to 37% of Biden’s supporters who expressed their vote was mainly to support the president.
• 74% of Trump supporters said their vote is to express support for Trump rather than opposition to Harris.
• Among Harris supporters under 45, 43% say their vote is more in support of her than against Trump, an increase from 28% of Biden voters in that age group who felt similarly in June.
• Democrats and Democrat-leaning voters are divided over whether the next nominee should continue Biden’s policies (53%) or take the country in a new direction (47%).
• 88% of Republicans and Republican-leaning voters believe Republicans have a better chance of winning with Trump at the top of the ticket.

Elon Musk, X platform boss and billionaire entrepreneur, quickly criticized Harris following Biden’s endorsement.

"It has been the greatest honor of my life to serve as your President," Biden wrote in a letter posted on social media and elsewhere online on Sunday. "And while it has been my intention to seek reelection, I believe it is in the best interest of my party and the country for me to stand down and to focus solely on fulfilling my duties as President for the remainder of my term."

Shortly after, he endorsed Harris. "My very first decision as the party nominee in 2020 was to pick Kamala Harris as my Vice President," the president said. "And it’s been the best decision I’ve made.

"Today I want to offer my full support and endorsement for Kamala to be the nominee of our party this year. Democrats — it’s time to come together and beat Trump. Let’s do this," he added.

Musk then posted an older video clip of Harris chairing a meeting where she introduces herself: "Good afternoon. I want to welcome these leaders for coming in to have this very important discussion about some of the most pressing issues of our time. I am Kamala Harris. My pronouns are ‘she’ and ‘her.’ I am a woman sitting at the table wearing a blue suit."

In his post, Musk wrote: "Imagine 4 years of this..."

The remarks were from a "roundtable with disability advocates," according to a White House transcript, held on July 26, 2022.

Others also mocked Harris. At the time, GOP Rep. Lauren Boebert of Colorado posted on X: "Kamala Harris just introduced herself with she/her pronouns at an official event. She then clarified that she was a ‘woman’ sitting at the table wearing a blue suit. This is what happens when your speechwriter quits and you hang around with Geriatric Joe too long."

Fox News host Sean Hannity, during a Monday show segment, claimed Harris is most guilty of covering for Biden as his mental health and acuity declined over their nearly four-year term.

The segment featured Dr. Ronny Jackson, a former White House physician and now GOP congressman from Texas, who knew Biden well while serving as then-President Barack Obama’s personal doctor, along with longtime journalist Charlie Hurt, who directly blamed Harris for hiding Biden’s condition from the country for years.