Democrat Sen. John Fetterman (D-PA) has doubts Vice President Kamala Harris can win Pennsylvania in November, predicting former President Donald Trump has always had it in the bag.
Since announcing his run for the 2024 presidential election, Trump has maintained the advantage in Pennsylvania, while President Joe Biden and now-Democratic nominee Kamala Harris have struggled to remain above water in the state.
Fetterman argued that Trump would secure the Keystone state's vote, regardless of whether the nominee was Biden, Harris, or another Democrat—and polls agree.
“I think if you match up Trump and Harris… and I do believe he’s going to win in Pennsylvania, and of course, it’s going to be close, but I’ve been maintaining that whether it’s Biden, whether it was Clinton or whether it’s now with Vice President Harris,” Fetterman told Newsmax. “It’s going to be very close.”
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According to Real Clear Polling, Trump is ahead 48.4 percent to Harris’ 46.6 percent. Bloomberg/Morning Consult also shows that the 45th president is trending ahead of Harris by four percentage points (50 to 46 percent).
In addition, a Hill/Emerson survey found that Trump leads Harris to 48 to 46 percent.
A Fabrizio Lee & Associates poll, which was paid for by Scott Presler’s Early Vote Action political action committee, found that Trump and Harris are tied at 48 percent. However, it is worth pointing out that 41 percent of those Pennsylvania voters lean more Democrat than the rest of the state.
“This poll shows that Pennsylvania is up for grabs,” Presler told the New York Post. “It also means that Biden is deeply unpopular, and Republicans would be wise to tie Harris to the failures of his administration, namely the border, wars, and the economy.”
