Poll finds 'fascist' label sticks to Trump and Harris
Typically, pre-election polls in the USA inquire about the likely winner. This time, however, they asked a different question: can the candidates be labelled as fascists? In a poll for ABC Television, 49% of respondents described Donald Trump with this term, while 22% used it for Kamala Harris.
The survey was conducted by Langer Research Associates and Ipsos. An overwhelming majority of those who consider Trump a fascist - 87% - are Democratic Party voters.
Likewise, 46% of independent voters and 8% of those supporting Republicans share this view. The poll also revealed that nearly two-thirds of respondents think Trump often strays from the truth. 49% of respondents hold a similar perception about Harris. Additionally, the majority of the electorate believes that both Trump (52%) and Harris (57%) make promises without intending to keep them.
The survey results emerged following remarks by former Trump adviser, General John Kelly. In interviews with "The New York Times" and "The Atlantic," he asserted that Trump meets the dictionary definition of a fascist and praised Hitler and his generals. Similar views had previously been voiced by other former Trump associates, including former Defense Secretary James Mattis and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, General Mark Milley, who described the former president as a "fascist to the core."
During the current election campaign, Donald Trump has habitually called Kamala Harris and the Democrats fascists, communists, and Marxists. He frequently refers to Vice President Harris using the term "comrade Kamala." Harris addressed these accusations at a voter meeting organised by CNN in Pennsylvania on Wednesday, agreeing with the assessments of former Trump advisers.
When are the US elections?
The presidential elections in the USA are scheduled for 5th November. The candidates from both parties are neck and neck in the polls. In the latest poll, published on Friday by "The New York Times," exactly the same number of respondents - 48% - expressed their intention to vote for Harris and Trump.
In the previous survey published by "The New York Times" on 8th October, the Democratic candidate had a 2% lead over Trump.
