Monmouth Poll: Dems Energized by Harris Pick

Voter support for the vice president is slightly higher than it was for President Joe Biden, while the number of voters who support former president Donald Trump remained steady, according to the latest national Monmouth University Poll, published Wednesday.

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Enthusiasm for a Trump-Biden rematch never topped 50%; but now that Harris is the nominee, voter enthusiasm has risen to 68%, the poll finds.

The increase is widest among Democrats, from 46% in June to 85% now; but the poll also found a jump in enthusiasm among independents, from 34% to 53%. Republican enthusiasm for the Trump-Harris contest is identical to June's result of 71%.

Ed Morrissey

It's not surprising to see a boost of enthusiasm in an election that featured an unpopular rematch until 25 days ago. That will likely ride through the convention, too. But that will change as Harris has to start accounting for her policy positions and the performance of the Biden-Harris administration, too ... as long as Republicans can keep the focus on those issues. 

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