Harris Surges On Economy Voters In Swing States As Trump Fixates On Anti-Trans Ads

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Harris Surges On Economy Voters In Swing States As Trump Fixates On Anti-Trans Ads
The latest polls from swing states reveal that Trump may be repeating the same mistake that cost Republicans many races in 2022.

ERIN REED

In 2022, Republicans in Michigan made a major mistake: They spent more money on anti-transgender ads than on reinforcing economic messaging. As a result, Democrats won a trifecta in the state for the first time in 40 years. Now, there are signs Republicans may be repeating the same error. A new set of polls in the crucial "blue wall" swing states of Michigan, Wisconsin, and Pennsylvania shows that Harris is matching Trump on the economy. This is happening as Trump spends more money on anti-trans advertising than immigration, housing, and the economy combined.

According to the well-respected Marist poll, Harris is nearly tying Trump on the economy in Pennsylvania and Michigan and has come within five points in Wisconsin. She leads Trump in all three states, polling at plus two in Wisconsin and Pennsylvania and plus three in Michigan. The numbers were highlighted by James Singer, rapid response advisor to the Harris campaign, who noted that she had closed the gap on the economy, and shifted independent voters by 19 points in the state of Pennsylvania.

“This has been the long story of the Harris paid media campaign — just grinding on this economic message (anti-price gouging, Medicare covering home care, etc) for months as different shiny objects hit the news cycle,” said political analyst David Weigel on Twitter.

Harris's late-campaign surge comes as Trump has flooded the airwaves with anti-trans advertisements during major sporting events. Meanwhile, Republican Senate candidates have also received tens of millions of dollars in support from groups like the Senate Leadership Fund, which has blanketed these swing states with ads about transgender bathroom usage, sports, and health care. Spending on transgender issues dwarfs all others; according to national political reporter Marc Caputo, the Trump campaign has spent more money on anti-trans advertisements than on any other issue, surpassing topics like the economy and immigration.

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[Prairie Gates]

1. These GOPers are really getting high on their own supply

Nobody except their own diehards really gives a fuck about the anti-trans stuff. People tut-tut and say they don't want men on their daughters middle school basketball team, and do their stupid "My pronouns are..." jokes, but they don't actually vote on that basis. When your party is taken over by fanatics, the main problem is that the fanatics believe that everybody thinks the way they do, truly, in their hearts. It's a failure of the imagination. I hope they choke on it.

[viva la]

2. Hmmm, time for some Epstein tapes!!!

Link to tweet

[Johnny2X2X]

3. Here in Michigan

The Detroit Free Press did a poiece on trqans athletes. We've been being bombarded with trump ads about trans people. The Freep found that there are a grand total of 2 trans athletes in our state competing in athletics at the middle or high school level. 2! So everyone in Michigan has seen hundreds of anti rtrans athlete articles for 2 people who are competing in sports who aren't causing any controversy whatsoever.

[lame54]

4. Being Trump?