President Trump continues to climb in the polls following his annual State of the Union address and a disastrous two weeks for the Democratic Party; topping Sen. Kamala Harris in a recent nationwide survey.
The new poll shows Trump beating the firebrand Senator 45% to 44% in a head-to-head contest, and topping Harris 42% to 38% with potential independent candidate Howard Schultz in the running.
2020 National GE:
Trump 45% (+1)
Harris 44%
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Trump 42% (+4)
Harris 38%
Schultz 7%@Be0ptimus 1/30-2/1https://t.co/bNDdzR4kUo— Political Polls (@Politics_Polls) February 8, 2019
The poll numbers come as Democrats in Virginia struggle to contain a massive political crisis engulfing the state’s top three officials; with the Governor, Lt. Governor, and Attorney General embroiled in racial and sexual scandals.
BORN TO RUN: Kamala Harris Takes the TOP SPOT as Potential 2020 Challenger
Hyper-liberal Senator and anti-Trump crusader Kamala Harris emerged this week as the “betting favorite” to take-on President Trump in 2020; surpassing Bernie Sanders and Joe Biden to lead the Democratic ticket.
According to SF Gate, online betting websites Oddshark and Oddschecker have Harris emerging as the most likely candidate; scoring 9/2 odds of winning the Democratic primary heading into the 2020 election.
“Oddschecker, a site that compares odds across a number of prominent betting sites, also found that Harris consistently receives better odds than her Democratic counterparts,” writes SF Gate. “The site gives Kamala Harris 9/2 odds to win the Democratic nomination, followed by Joe Biden with 11/2 odds.”
Sen. Harris has so-far refused to confirm whether she plans a potential run for the White House, but has said she’s “considering it” in the face of President Trump’s policies on immigration, the economy, and North Korea.
Read the full story here.
ERIC TRUMP ON HANNITY: Democrats’ 2020 Agenda Essentially ‘Anti-American’
Eric Trump stopped by ‘Hannity’ Tuesday night to weigh-in on the Democrats’ emerging 2020 agenda; saying the party’s become so radicalized their newest proposals are essentially ‘anti-American.’
“It doesn’t make any sense,” said Trump. “The Democrats are not the party of JFK. They’ve become so radicalized. They want 70% taxes, Kamala Harris always goes after ICE… They don’t want law and order, they want to tax people to death.”
“That’s not what America is about… It’s insane, and they’ve become so radicalized. It’s almost an anti-American message,” he added.
Watch Eric Trump on ‘Hannity’ above.