Early exit polls taken on Election Day found that only 7% of respondents were enthusiastic about the way things are going in the United States, an indication for CNN’s Chris Wallace that Vice President Kamala Harris might need “a miracle” to pull out a victory.
CNN discussed its exit poll Tuesday amid a presidential race that is neck and neck. While Harris and former President Donald Trump have supporters turning out to vote, polling showed a large motivation for voters is their disappointment with the country.
Some 43% of respondents reported they were dissatisfied, and another 29% were angry, with a total of 72% saying they were not satisfied, let alone enthusiastic. With Harris fresh from her first term as vice president, her reputation could spell disaster for her political future.
“In conventional terms, it would be a miracle that Kamala Harris could win with that kind of headwind,” Wallace said in response to the polling. “If she is able to overcome those numbers and still win this election, then she has done a remarkable job of somehow separating herself. That she is part of the solution and not a part of the problem.”
JUST IN: CNN releases exit poll prompting Chris Wallace to say it would be “a miracle” if Harris could win “with that kind of headwind.”
Interesting, but take this with a grain of salt.
One question found that most Americans were “dissatisfied” or “angry” with the path of the… pic.twitter.com/LkgptmWlvf
— Collin Rugg (@CollinRugg) November 5, 2024
CLICK HERE TO READ MORE FROM THE WASHINGTON EXAMINER
When it comes to President Joe Biden’s approval rating, which could bleed into voters’ perception of Harris, only 41% of respondents approved of him, while 58% disapproved.
A RealClearPolitics poll average from Tuesday evening showed Harris with a slight 0.1-point lead nationwide. On the day Biden withdrew from the race, Trump had a 1.9-point lead.