Could the vice presidential debate be a deciding factor this November?
A top pollster predicted on Wednesday that Sen. JD Vance’s performance against Gov. Tim Walz would convince undecided voters to show up for Republicans on November 5.
Cygnal pollster Brent Buchanan argued that Vance was a stark contrast to “Walz’s poor, bumbling performance.”
“We’re polling in Pennsylvania right now, and Harris would’ve been wise to pick [Pennsylvania Gov.] Josh Shapiro after Tim Walz’s poor, bumbling performance last night. Debates rarely persuade voters more than they solidify bases, but Vance’s performance last night, both in policy depth and political civility, showed undecided voters why his ticket is worth turning out for on Election Day,” Buchanan said in a statement. “Walz seemed to barely live up to the low expectations he set for himself.”
The latest polling from Cygnal, which is considered one of the country’s most accurate GOP polling firms, shows a neck-in-neck race between former President Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris in battleground states, including Pennsylvania.
A Cygnal poll of battleground states from last month reported Harris leading Trump in battleground states by just one percentage point. The poll was conducted after the debate between Trump and Harris, and while most of Cygnal’s respondents said Harris won the debate, Buchanan noted that the “race is still Trump’s.”
“When you look at where Biden was against Trump at this point, Harris is doing much worse in comparison,” Buchanan said last month.
The top pollster also said on Wednesday that the escalation in the Middle East between Iran and Israel, combined with a massive dockworkers’ strike in the U.S., “will impact the election.”
Trump released a statement on the strike on Tuesday.
“The situation should have never come to this and, had I been President, it would not have. This is only happening because of the inflation brought on by Kamala Harris’ two votes for massive, out-of-control spending, and her decision to cut off energy exploration. Americans who thrived under President Trump can’t even get by because of Kamala Harris – this strike is a direct result of her actions.
American workers should be able to negotiate for better wages, especially since the shipping companies are mostly foreign flag vessels, including the largest consortium One.”
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TRUMP AND VANCE ARE CARING FOR OUR PEOPLE AND COUNTRY. THEY WILL GET OUR COUNTRY HEALTHY AGAIN.
WALZ AND HARRIS HAVE NO MORALS, VALUES AND ARE INCOMPETENT