> Harris had a big bump in the polls as soon as she entered the race The election was always going to be 50/50 come election day no matter who the candidates w

> Harris had a big bump in the polls as soon as she entered the race The election was always going to be 50/50 come election day no matter who the candidates were. The consternation about polling over the summer was especially frustrating for this reason, because 50/50 is exactly how it played out despite whatever temporary polling boosts she got. If she hadn't replaced Biden, his poor polling also would have reverted to the 50/50 by November.