The bad news keeps piling up for Kamala Harris. Riding a wave of astroturfed enthusiasm in August, there was some thought the vice president could build a comfortable lead against Donald Trump. That hope is now a distant memory, and the latest polling data is an outright disaster for Harris.
For the entire cycle, her best poll has been ABC News/Ipsos, which has consistently shown her with around a six-point lead against Trump. That margin is now down to two points.
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#NEW NATIONAL poll
🔵 Harris: 50% (+2)
🔴 Trump: 48%Last poll: Harris+6
ABC & Ipsos | Oct. 4-8 | N=1,714LV
— Eric Daugherty (@EricLDaugh) October 13, 2024
It’d be one thing if Rasmussen, Emerson, or even Times/Sienna showed a two-point race. For this specific poll to show that is an earthquake, given how heavily it has favored Harris since…