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'It's over for him': Internet thinks new GOP-leaning poll is bad news for Trump's chances

Donald Trump has long enjoyed posting his political polls to his social media accounts, but the latest one might not go up on Truth Social. Rasmussen Reports, which AllSides media bias rating shows as "lean right," shows Trump dropped below 50 percent in the new matchup with Vice President Kamala Harris."Rasmussen has Trump under 50 and +5? It's over for him," predicted Georgia professor, Anthony Michael Kreis. Read Also: Why Trump’s strength is illusory"Trump only +1 in a 3-way in a Rasmussen poll Hell has frozen over," agreed Florida professor Michael McDonald.Kevin, a self-described "data nerd," pointed out the 2020 report showing Biden up by one point with a margin of error. "Trump is cooked," he remarked. "If Trump is polling this low with Rasmussen, it must be bad," said Jeb, watching the race from the U.K."You know things are bad when Rasmussen has Kamala gaining," posted Nick Stelzner on X. A few observers noticed that the numbers for Trump vs. Harris remain relatively similar. Where Trump loses ground, folks noticed, is some of his voters are going to Robert Kennedy Jr. Harris also seems to be acquiring some of RFK's votes. The third-party candidate is not on the ballot in all 50 states, the X user claimed. A self-identifying "America First" supporter disputed the poll, saying that in 2016 "all the polls had Killary up by 8-12%. I truly think there's a 10% female adjustment with the media. It's probably even bigger for a female POC," meaning person of color. What some pollsters found in 2016 is that some supporters of Donald Trump stopped participating in polls, Pew Research found in 2021. Trump was also able to change the electorate by bringing in a larger number of non-college white voters, CBS News reported in 2020.