‘There Is Concern at the Trump Campaign’: Veteran GOP Strategist Says Internal Polling Is ‘Giving Them Pause’

COLLINS I mean as ░░░░░░░░ veteran of two presidential ░░░░░░░░ when you look at ░░░░░░░░ and you re looking ░░░░░░░░ the numbers here if ░░░░░░░░ re a campaign insider ░░░░░░░░ are you paying the ░░░░░░░░ attention to in these ░░░░░░░░ whether it s Harris ░░░░░░░░ into Trump s lead ░░░░░░░░ the economy or in ░░░░░░░░ and Wisconsin she does ░░░░░░░░ on honesty and democracy ░░░░░░░░ 15 points since HOOVER ░░░░░░░░ think if you re ░░░░░░░░ Trump campaign you re ░░░░░░░░ looking at CNN s ░░░░░░░░ you re looking at ░░░░░░░░ own internals Laughter And ░░░░░░░░ honestly think I think ░░░░░░░░ internals are actually giving ░░░░░░░░ pause because I think ░░░░░░░░ re seeing even more ░░░░░░░░ they have they do ░░░░░░░░ a lot of resources ░░░░░░░░ polling more than public ░░░░░░░░ companies have and they ░░░░░░░░ probably seeing the same ░░░░░░░░ that you guys are ░░░░░░░░ about which is that ░░░░░░░░ s real groundswell in ░░░░░░░░ early vote There s ░░░░░░░░ enthusiasm which is hard ░░░░░░░░ measure I have I ░░░░░░░░ heard from Republicans that ░░░░░░░░ is concern at the ░░░░░░░░ campaign amongst the operatives ░░░░░░░░ actually really do know ░░░░░░░░ political wherewithal that the ░░░░░░░░ and enthusiasm numbers aren ░░░░░░░░ where they need to ░░░░░░░░ AXELROD Can I just ░░░░░░░░ something Harry said COLLINS ░░░░░░░░ AXELROD Nobody knows what ░░░░░░░░ hell is going to ░░░░░░░░ Laughter This is a ░░░░░░░░ really close election All ░░░░░░░░ these states and with ░░░░░░░░ due respect I have ░░░░░░░░ lot of respect for ░░░░░░░░ CNN pollsters but you ░░░░░░░░ at the you aggregate ░░░░░░░░ polls and when you ░░░░░░░░ them they re too ░░░░░░░░ to call and they ░░░░░░░░ all going to be ░░░░░░░░ close to call And ░░░░░░░░ re going to know ░░░░░░░░ next week hopefully what ░░░░░░░░ answer is But I ░░░░░░░░ there s some imponderables ░░░░░░░░ Is there a hidden ░░░░░░░░ among Republican women and ░░░░░░░░ non college women for ░░░░░░░░ Is there are we ░░░░░░░░ to see the same ░░░░░░░░ we ve seen in ░░░░░░░░ last elections where Trump ░░░░░░░░ a vote that has ░░░░░░░░ pollsters A lot of ░░░░░░░░ pollsters say We ve ░░░░░░░░ so much to guard ░░░░░░░░ that that we may ░░░░░░░░ overcranked that possibility.’”