Trump struggles in media spotlight battle with Harris

Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump's speeches on foreign policy and tax policy at campaign events this week seemed to receive little media attention as all eyes were on Kamala Harris accepting the Democratic nomination.

Republican presidential candidate, former President Donald Trump, at a campaign rally in Wilkes Barre, Pennsylvania, USA, August 17, 2024. Photo: Getty Images/TTXVN

Former President Donald Trump has been making trips to battleground states this week, seeking to appeal to voters with his policy plans. At a Mexican restaurant in Las Vegas, the Republican candidate talked about his plan to eliminate a tax on tips for waiters and other service workers, in an effort to attract Hispanic voters. At an event in Arizona later, the former president reiterated his tax pledge and promised to establish a commission to investigate presidential assassinations. He also said he would establish a panel to investigate the rise in chronic health problems and childhood illnesses. Both proposals were apparent concessions to independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr., who endorsed Trump after dropping out of the race. In addition, a noticeable difference in Trump’s speeches this week was that instead of making personal attacks on Vice President Harris’s appearance, legacy, and intelligence, Trump focused on his tax proposal — a priority of his economic agenda. Trump’s remarks came a day after Harris accepted the Democratic nomination and delivered a determined, principled foreign policy speech that was a stark contrast to Trump’s with just 11 weeks to go until Election Day. But amid the unity of the Democratic National Convention and Harris’s breakthrough, Trump’s speeches on foreign policy, the economy, and crime seemed to be lost in the media — a striking change for a politician accustomed to dominating the front pages. Mr. Trump and his campaign team hope that the final day of the convention on August 22 will mark the end of the “honeymoon” for his opponent Harris. For her part, since being “handed over the torch” in the race for the White House by President Joe Biden, Vice President Harris has emerged as a bright and groundbreaking female politician.

According to CNN, in a recent prestigious poll conducted by FiveThirtyEigh, when surveying voters in 7 battleground states, Ms. Harris led Mr. Trump in 6 states. Meanwhile, the results of a poll conducted by the Pew Research Center from August 5-11 showed that registered black voters supporting Vice President Harris overwhelmed the rate of black voters supporting former President Trump. Specifically, up to 77% of black voters surveyed said they would vote or tend to support Ms. Harris, while the rate for Mr. Trump was 13%. Ms. Harris also attracted attention for raising more money than Mr. Trump. This week, her campaign reported to the Federal Election Commission that they raised $204 million in July, four times more than the $48 million raised by Mr. Trump's campaign. Ms. Harris became the first woman of color to be selected as the presidential candidate of a major party in the United States. She became the representative of the Democratic Party after President Biden announced that he would stop running for election on July 21.

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