Kamala Harris pressed the panic button over this Trump poll surge

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This was supposed to be when the poll numbers for Kamala Harris were the rosiest.

But she got some bad news.

And Kamala Harris pressed the panic button over this Trump poll surge.

Poll shows movement to Trump in key battlegrounds

The latest Reuters/Ipsos poll came on the heels of the Democratic National Convention.

This figured to be when Vice President Kamala Harris got her bounce.

But in the seven battlegrounds that will decide the election, Kamala got the exact opposite of a bounce.

Her numbers stayed flat.

Instead, it was former President Donald Trump who surged into a two-point lead – 45 to 43 percent – over Kamala in Arizona, Georgia, Michigan, Nevada, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin.

“In the seven states where the 2020 election was closest – Wisconsin, Pennsylvania, Georgia, Arizona, North Carolina, Michigan and Nevada – Trump had a 45% to 43% lead over Harris among registered voters in the poll,” Reuters reports.

Reuters last poll of the seven battlegrounds was August 8, and Kamala led Trump 42 to 40 percent.

Despite more than a billion dollars in free media propaganda from the press and a four-day televised infomercial at the convention, Kamala Harris lost ground.

More polls show Trump leading in the swing states

The respected polling firm of Fabrizio Ward also found Trump gaining momentum.

They polled the “Blue Wall” states of Michigan, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin during the convention.

And these polls found Trump leading Kamala Harris in Michigan and Pennsylvania.

When Kamala Harris entered the race, the Trump campaign braced for a “sugar high”

She got that “sugar high” boost in the polls and more.

But Trump’s team counted on political gravity reasserting itself around Labor Day.

That appears to be exactly what is happening.

Election forecaster Nate Silver’s prediction model moved back in Trump’s favor based on these polls.

Labor Day is traditionally when Americans tune in to an election.

All eyes will be on the polls to see if they continue to move in Trump’s favor.

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