Mullin dismisses Harris campaign momentum as ‘honeymoon phase’

Sen. Markwayne Mullin (R-Okla.) on Sunday dismissed Vice President Harris’s recent enthusiasm boost in the polls as a “honeymoon phase.”

In an interview on NewsNation’s “The Hill Sunday” with Chris Stirewalt, Mullin denied that Democrats were now in the lead in the presidential race.

“Oh, absolutely not. All this is a little bit of a honeymoon phase with Harris,” Mullin said. “She still hasn’t taken any questions from media. She’s done no interviews whatsoever, and she’s hiding from her record. You have to answer those questions at some point.”

A recent poll showed Harris outperforming Trump on the question of which candidate “cares about people like you.” Asked whether it’s fair to say that Trump is “more focused on personal attacks on his rival than reconnecting with persuadable voters,” Mullin said, “I don’t think so.”

“What you’re seeing is President Trump continuing to go out there and tell his message, and when he gets attacked or people are coming against him, he will defend himself. He always has.”

The Hill and Decision Desk HQ’s national polling average shows Trump and Harris neck and neck, with Trump averaging 47.6 percent support and Harris averaging 47.2 percent support.

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