CNN’s data analyst Harry Enten suggested Friday that Donald Trump could be on course to win the popular vote on November 5th.
That hasn’t happened for a Republican candidate for 20 years.
If it happens, Trump will almost certainly win the electoral college and the election.
Enten noted that a New York Times/Siena College poll was released last week showing Trump tied with Kamala Harris at 48% in the national popular vote.
“Everyone has been talking about this idea that Trump may win in the Electoral College, but Kamala Harris may win the popular vote, but Trump may finally get his great white whale,” Enten stated.
He added that Wall Street Journal and CNBC polls also have Trump ahead of Harris in the popular vote.
There's a real shot Trump may get his great white whale: winning the popular vote. Polls show the race nationally is basically even as Trump runs far ahead of where he polled in 2016 or 2020.
— (((Harry Enten))) (@ForecasterEnten) October 25, 2024
He'd be the 1st Republican to win the popular vote in 20 years & only 2nd in 36 years. pic.twitter.com/Pp4LJPwUZe
“Part of my job is to warn our viewers, on either side of the aisle, of an event that may occur, that they don’t necessarily like, and Donald Trump winning the popular vote could ABSOLUTELY happen,” Enten urged.
He added “You might as well wrap your minds around it now folks if you don’t like Donald Trump,” noting that Democrat supporters heads are currently “exploding.”
The RCP average has Trump in the lead for the popular vote for the first time in his political career by two points.
? BREAKING: Donald Trump LEADS THE POPULAR VOTE for the first time in his political career heading into an election.
— Eric Daugherty (@EricLDaugh) October 26, 2024
Trump trailed by over 2 points at the start of October. pic.twitter.com/WJerjXBjqC
If he did it, Trump would only be the second Republican in 36 years to win the popular vote.
#NEW 2024 election forecast based on most accurate poll of 2020
— Eric Daugherty (@EricLDaugh) October 19, 2024
Electoral college:
? Trump: 323 ?
? Harris: 215
Popular vote:
? Trump: 50.7% (+3.1)
? Harris: 47.6%
Battleground margins:
? ME: Harris+2.5
? VA: Harris+1.8
? NH: Harris+0.8
? MN: Trump+1.4
? MI:… pic.twitter.com/xqi3hSWxPU
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Hail from Michigan. How is the race even close? Even if I were some dumbass democrat, I would never vote for someone with such vacuous positions. There’s more in my vacuum cleaner than there is content to her speeches.
Vote Trump! Michigan for Trump!
Roflmao propaganda
Be quiet. Grownups are speaking.
Er..no. When even the criminally biased Left wing media are conceding Trump is on course to win.
Sorry, folks!
T-Rump won’t win!
He beat Joey Diapers four years ago and lost anyway!
The same thing will happen this time!
There might not even BE an Election since the Nazis might start WWIII on the 3rd!