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From the moment Kamala Harris walked across the debate stage to shake Trump’s hand, he knew he was cooked — and it only took poking fun at people leaving his boring rallies for Trump to go off the rails. It was truly giving “old man yells at cloud.”

In our post-debate poll ([link removed]) , we find that Harris leads Trump 50% to 46% in a head-to-head race, while 4% of voters say they’re unsure about who to vote for. In our last head-to-head release before the debate, Harris led Trump by 3 points (49% to 46%). On the issues most important to voters — the economy, jobs, and inflation — Trump has a trust advantage over Harris on inflation (+5), but Harris slightly outperforms him on “jobs and the economy” (+2).

Voters believe Harris is more composed, honest, and intelligent than Trump. They also believe that Harris is the “candidate of the future,” fights more for the working class, and is more moderate than Trump.

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Conversely, voters believe Trump is weirder and more extreme than Harris — but they do believe he holds larger rallies. Hope that makes you feel better, Don.

Read the full poll here ([link removed]) .

Here are some other highlights from DFP this week:

The rent is too damn high!

YIMBY this, NIMBY that — these days, Americans are aligning more than ever with the IJWABY,P,OEAAA (I Just Want A Back Yard, Please, Or Even An Affordable Apartment) movement.

Two-thirds of respondents in our new poll ([link removed]) with the Center for American Progress say owning a home is a “major” part of their life goals. However, voters say that the affordability of housing is worsening, both nationally and in their own communities. Seventy-seven percent of voters agree there is a housing shortage and the country needs more homes and rentals.

A majority of voters also agree that costly down payments and wealthy investors and hedge funds present “serious” problems for housing affordability.

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Look, everyone should be able to afford an apartment — not just your friends with rich parents who dodge the question every time someone asks how they’re affording their West Village one-bedroom.

That’s why voters support a wide range of solutions to improve housing affordability, like funding critical home safety repairs (80% support), building and repairing 3 million affordable homes and rentals (80% support), and funding affordable housing for American workers (79% support).

Maybe the American dream of homeownership is dead, or maybe it’s just suffocating under the pillows of restrictive zoning laws, wealthy investors, and Airbnb owners.

Read the full poll here ([link removed]) .

What is Biden’s plan to address the frat flu epidemic?

This week, a Bush-appointed federal judge extended a temporary pause ([link removed]) on President Joe Biden’s student debt forgiveness plan ([link removed]) . Add this to your long list of the ways the Bush administration is making your lives worse — we’re still annoyed by the last time we got yelled at by a TSA agent for not taking out our laptops (even though the last airport said we didn’t have to!).

New Data for Progress polling ([link removed]) finds that a majority of voters say that Biden should “continue fighting to cancel student loan debt,” including 69% of voters under 45. Only 24% of voters under 45 disagree.

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Why do we need to stop at student loan debt, really? Voters might just want Biden to keep fighting to cancel all college-related expenses, like that giant bottle of Pink Whitney your friend spilled all over your freshman-year dorm room carpet.

But seriously, last September, our polling found ([link removed]) that 61% of voters with student loan debt were not confident they would be able to make their monthly payments, indicating that student loan debt forgiveness could bring significant relief to current borrowers.

Read the full poll here ([link removed]) .

DFP In The News

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Advocate: Connecticut courts LGBTQ+ Floridians as Florida scrubs travel info ([link removed])

Newsweek: Donald Trump Says He Won the Debate, Here's What Polls Say ([link removed])

The Hilltop: Howard Economic Professors Weigh in on Harris’ Price Gouging Plan ([link removed])
The New Republic: What If Kamala Harris Is Wrong About Voters’ Climate Views? ([link removed])


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