Lets get the read from patrice from the independent womens forum and democratic strategist, laura fink. Lets start with you, patrice. Right now in the election were held told, the economy and inflation would be number 1. President bidens handling is under water significantly, particularly with independents. Those in swing states, those will be the voters deciding the next election. That said, at the start of 2020, i dont think anybody would have anticipated a pandemic disrupting the entire nash and giving a lift up to President Biden. Its early. At this point, the economy is a huge factor. Laura, some of the numbers that are trending along with President Biden, 19 said their personal 19 points increase in those that say their personal situation has gotten more negative. We see that across the board. I think thats right. Charles, i agree with patrice. I think think is going to be a huge issue in the 2024 campaign. I think back to where Ronald Reagan was in 1983, where president obamas i
policies republicans do the same with democrats and you have the sliver of people who don t identify as d or r in the five swing states. age is not on the ballot. it isn t a kitchen table issue. john: the same a.p. poll found the majority said there should be a maximum age limit to run for congress and also a retirement age for supreme court justices. thank goodness they weren t asked about news anchors. it has been six days since the first gop presidential debate. former united states ambassador nikki haley with the biggest post debate bump. former vice president mike pence and ron desantis saw a slight increase. former president trump taking a hit in his numbers after skipping that contest. so charlie, as the former president looks toward the next debate on fox business on september 27th at the reagan library. he doesn t like the curator
for mayor pete, what we re seeing here, is it just a post debate bump or is there more to it than that? it could be a post debate bump. the debate was just last week. he did well, as he always does, but also he s putting the infrastructure in place so that people in iowa can get to know him and learn about him. and by infrastructure, i mean district offices and having people associated with his campaign on the ground there so that caucus voters can go and talk to a real person and, you know, he s been in iowa a lot. so that could be the most likely is a lot of what s driving his surge in support. and these state polls, iowa, new hampshire, south carolina, nevada are infinitely more important than the national polls and so the fact that he s surging in a state poll and the first critical state poll as opposed to the national polls where he s further down is significant. but here s the thing,
debates, as we know, that five of the top candidates already have. let s turn to senator harris and the bump that she saw in the polls. you mentioned her performance in the first debate as it relates to vice president biden. that, you know, boosts her to second place in some polls. now if we look at the latest fox news poll, she s at about 10%. things have flattened for her. why? to what do you attribute that? i think it s just a natural progression when you have a nice debate bump. that sometimes wears off after a while. so the key for her is to keep herself in the conversation and, you know, show to the democratic primary electorate that she s someone to be reckoned with, and most people don t know what she stands for exactly. they know that she had that dustup with biden over bussing and segregation. they know she has a good resume,
this is a continuous climb for her. i think this is better than a post debate bump. it tells you it is not just about the debate. she s building the case and they seem to be latching on. not a splash. this is a tie. college. if you re looking at where elizabeth warren is, it is white college graduates. 22% post june debate. she didn t grow as much among whites without a college degree. white noncollege grads, moderate conservatives and african-americans is where she needs to improve. right now she is being powered by whites with a college degree. a very good look inside the numbers. it s interesting, the difference between harris and warren. warren is making a case with the i have a plan for everything. harris made a splash in that last debate. it is interesting to see if there was any back lash against her. wizard of oz. thank you very much. shalom, my friend. sounds like a tag line. another progressive moderate feud within the the democratic