Fox News Poll: Voters think Harris did better than Trump in debate

It’s been implicit a week since Vice President Kamala Harris and erstwhile President Donald Trump squared disconnected successful the 2nd statesmanlike statement of the rhythm (Harris’ first), and portion voters aren’t thrilled with either individual’s performance, they deliberation Harris performed better. 

That’s according to the latest Fox News Poll released Thursday.

Using a missive people scale, connected mean voters springiness Harris a C for her performance, portion they springiness Trump a C-.  

FOX NEWS POLL: HARRIS TOPS TRUMP BY TWO POINTS

However, the details are successful the idiosyncratic missive grades. By a 12-point margin, voters are much apt to springiness Harris an A (30%) than Trump (18%). Meanwhile, by 12 points, voters are much apt to springiness Trump a failing people (36%) than they are Harris (24%).

Among the partisans, connected average, Democrats springiness Harris a B+, portion Independents grant her a C, and Republicans complaint her a D.

For Trump, Republicans springiness him a B average, Independents a D+, and Democrats…a resounding F.

At the archetypal statesmanlike statement successful June, Trump got an wide C average. He held dependable with Republicans (B mean successful June) portion helium faltered with Independents (C-) and Democrats (D).

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Still, some candidates performed amended than President Joe Biden did successful the June debate, which subsequently led to calls for him to measurement down arsenic the nominee. At that time, connected average, voters gave Biden a D for his performance, with 46% giving him an F.  

Democrats gave him a C- average, Independents a D, portion Republicans failed him completely.

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"Contrary to the commentary that threw roseate petals astatine the vice-president’s feet, voters weren’t terribly impressed with either candidate," says Daron Shaw, the GOP fractional of the bipartisan squad who conducted the Fox News survey. "But lone hardcore GOP partisans thought the erstwhile president got the occupation done this clip around."

Conducted September 13-16, 2024 nether the associated absorption of Beacon Research (D) and Shaw & Company Research (R), this Fox News survey includes interviews with a illustration of 1,102 registered voters randomly selected from a nationalist elector file. Respondents spoke with unrecorded interviewers connected landlines (128) and cellphones (699) oregon completed the survey online aft receiving a substance (275). Results based connected some the afloat registered elector illustration and the subsample of 876 apt voters person a borderline of sampling mistake of ±3 percent points. Sampling mistake associated with results among subgroup is higher. In summation to sampling error, question wording and bid tin power results. Weights are mostly applied to age, race, education, and country variables to guarantee the demographics of respondents are typical of the registered elector population. Sources for processing value targets see the American Community Survey, Fox News Voter Analysis, and elector record data.