Poll: Trump Neutralizes Abortion Issue Among White Men and Women

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A survey by National Public Radio (NPR) of 2300 young voters (aged 18-40) show that, despite Harris’ focus on the abortion issue, Trump has erased the gender gap among white men and women.

The gender gap, which has defined American politics for 50 years — ever since the U.S. Supreme Court's decision in Roe v. Wade, 410 U.S. 113 (1973) — is fading away among young white voters.

The survey, conducted Sept 26-Oct 6, showed only a one point gender gap among whites. Harris got 43% of white men and 44% of white women.

So Harris’ campaign, with its efforts to break thru with white women, using the abortion issue, is making no progress among whites.

There remains a gender gap among young Blacks and Latinos.

Harris draws 56% of young Hispanic women and 44% of young Hispanic men — a gap of 12 points. But the gender gap among young blacks is much narrower. Harris wins young Black women by 63% but wins young black men with only 58% of the vote — a gap of only 5 points.

Since Trump has only recently scored huge gains among Hispanic men, and their conversion is relatively new, the gender gap, though still there, seems to have effected more young Latino men than women.

But among Black voters, where there has been less overall movement to Trump, the gap between men and women is narrower.

Dick Morris is a former presidential adviser and political strategist. He is a regular contributor to Newsmax TV. Read Dick Morris' Reports — More Here.