Swing state poll shows surge in youth support for candidate in the race between Trump and Harris

Kamala Harris has seen a surge in popularity from young voters in battleground states in the weeks since President Joe Biden dropped out of the race, a new poll shows.

The survey from the Democrat-aligned Won’t Pac Down found the vice president’s approval rating has jumped 16 points among 18 to 29 year olds since the beginning of July.

The latest results follow a vicious weekend in the campaign where Donald Trump tore into Harris for copying his idea to not tax tips and J.D. Vance ramped up the ‘stolen valor’ accusations against Tim Walz over his military record.

Poll: Kamala Harris is winning over younger Millennial and Gen Z voters

By Katelyn Caralle, Senior U.S. Political Reporter

Kamala Harris is making up ground that President Joe Biden was struggling to earn from young voters this election cycle.

The vice president’s approval rating among voters between 18 and 29 years old surged from 33 percent last month to 49 percent now, according to a new poll from left-leaning Won’t PAC Down.

Biden, 81, was lagging in the polls when he was still in the race mostly due to losing support among younger voters.

But now, with 59-year-old Harris at the top of the ticket, this voting bloc has growing enthusiasm for the November election.

In a five-way race, Harris beats Donald Trump by 9 percentage points among these Millennial and Gen Z registered voters, which is a 10-point jump from last month when Biden was trailing the former president.

 

Tim Walz hits the campaign trail solo for the first time this week

Kamala Harris’ running mate Tim Walz is hitting the road for his first solo events as Democratic vice presidential nominee this week.

The Minnesota governor will be addressing union members on Tuesday in Los Angeles. Walz, who is a former union member, is giving prepared remarks at the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees (AFSCME) 2024 convention.

From there, he will then be hitting the trail for his first fundraising blitz as Harris’ running mate. Walz will be appearing at five separate events in five different states over three days including in California, Colorado, Massachusetts, New York and Rhode Island.

 

Biden boards Marine One en route to the White House after beach getaway

By Geoff Earle, Deputy U.S. Political Editor in Rehoboth Beach, Delaware

President Joe Biden wrapped up his weekend at his Rehoboth Beach house Monday morning, boarding Marine One as he makes his way to the White House.

It capped off a long weekend getaway that began Thursday night where the president lounged on the beach with wife Jill and granddaughter Naomi and biked around the marshy area that surrounds his second home.

The president was content not to make news, avoiding comment on the war in Gaza, Russia, and Trump’s political attacks. At the same time, Vice President Kamala Harris enjoys her polling ‘honeymoon’ and rival Donald Trump struggles through one of the most difficult patches of his campaign to retake the White House.

There will be plenty to keep him busy back home even in his ‘recalibrated’ role.

Hezbollah launched dozens of rockets across the border into northern Israel Sunday night, according to the IDF, amid fears of an Iran attack. Ukrainian forces have managed to press inside Russia’s Kursk region following a raid that began last week. And this week Biden makes his first joint appearance with Harris since announcing he would step back from his campaign.