Sep 2, 2024 - Politics & Policy
Gender gap widens
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Labor Day snapshot: Vice President Harris didn't get much of a convention bounce, but widened her advantage among women in a new ABC News/Ipsos poll.
- Among women, Harris leads by 13 points, 54%-41%.
- Among men, former President Trump leads by 5 points, 51%-46% (not statistically significant).
Why it matters: That's an 18-point gender gap.
🔎 Between the lines: Much of the female-male change occurred among white people.
- "White women have gone from +13 points for Trump pre-convention to a virtual dead heat (Trump +2) now; white men, from +13 points for Trump before the convention to +21 points now," ABC News polling director Gary Langer writes.
💡 Reality check: Top Democrats tell me they're very worried that many activists feel like this is a 60-40 race when the reality is more 50-50.
- Harris had what many insiders call the best month in the history of presidential politics. But the race is still tied.
👀 A finding from another poll that leaps out:
- Among swing-state women under 45, abortion has overtaken the economy as their top voting issue, according to N.Y. Times/Siena College polls of registered voters.
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