{"id":106358,"date":"2024-07-11T21:05:49","date_gmt":"2024-07-11T21:05:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lascrucestoday.com\/newstalklc\/biden-campaign-is-polling-on-harris-strength-against-trump-source\/"},"modified":"2024-07-11T21:05:49","modified_gmt":"2024-07-11T21:05:49","slug":"biden-campaign-is-polling-on-harris-strength-against-trump-source","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lascrucestoday.com\/newstalklc\/biden-campaign-is-polling-on-harris-strength-against-trump-source\/","title":{"rendered":"Biden campaign is polling on Harris’ strength against Trump: Source"},"content":{"rendered":"
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(WASHINGTON) — President Joe Biden’s campaign is testing head-to-head matchups of Vice President Kamala Harris against former President Donald Trump, a source familiar with the strategy told ABC News.<\/p>\n

It’s a strategic shift that comes with increasing scrutiny on whether Biden should end his 2024 reelection campaign, as a growing number Democrats are calling on him to step aside.<\/p>\n

The source cast the move as a response to the fact that Trump has begun to attack Harris in his public statements and speeches.<\/p>\n

“Donald Trump shifted his stump speech. We’d be dumb not to adjust,” the source told ABC News. “We obviously pay close attention to what he is saying.”<\/p>\n

The New York Times was first to report on the campaign’s actions.<\/p>\n

A new ABC News\/Washington Post\/Ipsos poll found Biden continues to run evenly with Trump: Americans were divided 46-47% between Biden and Trump if the election were today.<\/p>\n

But two-thirds of Americans, including a majority of Biden’s supporters, said he should step down as his party’s presumptive nominee. On the issue of age, 85% of respondents said Biden he is too old for a second term, up a few points from April.<\/p>\n

Were Harris to replace Biden as the Democratic nominee, the poll found Harris leading Trump 49-46% among all adults and 49-47% among registered voters.<\/p>\n

Harris recently defended Biden as she’s hit the campaign trail.<\/p>\n

“Now, we always knew this election would be tough,” she said on Tuesday at as the campaign launched an outreach effort to Asian American voters. “And the past few days have been a reminder that running for president of the United States is never easy.”<\/p>\n

“But the one thing we know about our President Joe Biden, is that he is a fighter, and he is the first to say, ‘when you get knocked down you get back up,'” Harris said.<\/p>\n

ABC News’ Alexandra Hutzler contributed to this report.<\/em><\/p>\n

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