by Hailey Gomez
A new poll released Sunday shows Vice President Kamala Harris did not significantly move the needle in her favor despite viewers saying she won the debate, according to ABC News/Ipsos.
Following Tuesday’s presidential debate between Harris and former President Donald Trump, a handful of pundits predicted a polling boost for Harris. However, while 58 percent of Americans say Harris won the debate, she only gained one point compared to pre-debate polls, now holding 51 percent support to Trump’s 47 percent among registered voters, ABC News/Ipsos data shows.
The poll, which was produced by Langer Research Associated with fieldwork by Ipsos, surveyed 3,276 adults online between Sept. 11 – 13 and had a margin of sampling error of 2 percent. In addition to registered voter support, the poll shows among all adults Harris holds 51 percent with Trump at 46 percent and among likely voters Harris holds 52 percent with Trump at 46 percent.
Among the new post-debate data, 37 percent of voters viewed Harris more favorably after the debate compared to 23 percent who found her less favorable. However, the increase for Harris came mainly from her base, with 69 percent of Democrats and Democratic-leaning Independents stating they found the vice president more favorable after the debate, as 34 percent of Republicans and GOP-leaning Independents found Trump more favorable, according to ABC News/Ipsos.
Immediately after the debate, singer Taylor Swift broke her silence on a much anticipated endorsement and revealed she would be supporting Harris come this November. While the move sparked online celebration from Democrats, it showed little impact in the polls, with just 6 percent of voters saying Swift’s endorsement made them more likely to vote for Harris.
In contrast, 13 percent said it made them less likely to support the vice president and 81 percent said it makes no difference, data shows.
Polling on support for the former president appears to have dropped roughly four points compared to August’s data, with the post debate poll now showing 56 percent of Trump supporters backing him strongly. In contrast, 62 percent of Harris supporters now back her strongly, according to the ABC News/Ipsos poll.
Despite this backing from supporters, 42 percent of voters found Trump to be too conservative on issues, and 47 percent called Harris “too liberal,” which had been a point made by Trump on the debate stage.
With the economy and inflation still leading voters’ top concerns when it comes to voting this November, Trump leads Harris on the issue by 7 points in who Americans trust more to handle the job. While the two are evenly matched on crime and safety, Trump leads by 10 points over Harris on immigration, with the vice president leading by 9 points on health care and 14 points on abortion, data shows.
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Hailey Gomez is a reporter at Daily Caller News Foundation.
Image “Donald Trump” and “Kamala Harris” by ABC News.
