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CNN Analyst Warns Harris’ Numbers Slipping Against Trump

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A political analyst for CNN poured more cold water on Vice President Kamala Harris’ campaign during a segment on Thursday, citing new poll numbers from a key demographic.

CNN’s political director, David Chalian, noted that white voters without college degrees are a particularly problematic group for Harris, whereas Trump has a significant advantage.

“If you look at the white voters without college degrees, this is a Trump-based constituency, obviously,” said Chalian. “You see his huge numbers with this group. You see that this is a trouble sign for Harris.” He further noted that the vice president is also struggling with another key demographic: white, college-educated voters in battleground states.

“She probably wants to make up some ground with white college-educated voters across these battlegrounds as well,” Chalian said.

A significant decline in support for Harris among white voters, regardless of their educational background, could jeopardize her chances, the expert noted.

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Meanwhile, the Biden-Harris administration got some more bad news this week.

The U.S. economy only added 142,000 jobs in August though the unemployment rate marginally decreased to 4.2% from 4.3%, according to Labor Department data released on Friday.

The labor market’s slowdown is a key element that will assist the Federal Reserve in deciding how big of an interest rate decrease to announce later this month. The August statistics fell short of the projected 161,000 employment growth.

The updated report also includes noteworthy updates for previous months: Just 89,000 new jobs were created in July, 25,000 fewer than first anticipated. The June increases were reduced to 118,000 from 61,000.

The economy in general, but personal finances in particular, has become the top issue heading into the November election, according to the vast majority of polling over the past year.

Last month, Trump’s running mate, Sen. J.D. Vance, torched a New York Times reporter during a rally in Michigan on Wednesday who tried to get his response to a slightly positive economic report that hit earlier in the week.

The reporter inquired about the latest economic data, which reported inflation at under 3%, the lowest level since mid-2021. But what was intended as a straightforward request for comment became a platform for former President Donald Trump’s running mate to criticize the current administration.

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“I wanted to ask you about the latest economic news from this morning, with inflation now being under 3%, the lowest rate since mid-2021. What is your reaction to that news?” the Times reporter asked, which led to a round of boos and jeers from the crowd.

“Well, I think the crowd reaction says it all,” Vance began, gesturing to the energized audience’s audible boos to the question. “Look, when they say that inflation is down, they mean from a baseline where groceries are already 30% more expensive than they were when Donald Trump was president. And they’re not saying it’s coming down, they’re just saying it’s not going up as fast as it was three years ago. That is not a reputation or a record to brag on, that’s a record to be ashamed of.”

“Why did it take them so long to get inflation to where it is, and why are prices so high? It’s because Kamala Harris failed to do her job,” Vance said. “So if they want to go around and this is, you know, it’s funny… Kamala Harris on the one hand will say on day one we’re going to tackle the affordability crisis and like I said earlier Kamala Harris has been the vice president for three and a half years, and I think, ladies and gentlemen, she’s in effect been the acting president because we all know Joe Biden isn’t home. So she’s been the one controlling government policy for three and a half years.”

“She says she wants to tackle the affordability crisis on day one, and then on the other hand, she’ll say, well, we’ve already got inflation under control. Well, which is it, Kamala? Which is it?” Vance asked. “The simple truth is America’s credit card debt is getting higher. Americans are finding the basic necessities in middle-class life less affordable. Americans are becoming, especially young people, are becoming paupers in their own country. If we don’t do better, our young generation, they’re not going to own anything, they’re not going to have anything, they’re going to be renters in the country that their parents and grandparents built. Inflation is a disaster.”

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