Joy Behar, co-host of The View, expressed growing concern on Wednesday about recent polling data showing favorable outcomes for Republican frontrunner Donald Trump.

As reported by the Daily Caller, Behar voiced her frustration as the numbers reflect a tight race between Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris, with both tied in national polls.

Trump also seems to be performing well in key battleground states, as well as among black and Latino men, which has Behar and her liberal allies feeling uneasy.

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“I’m starting to worry about the polls because I see a lot of the media saying that he’s leading, and everybody’s getting nervous,” Behar remarked on air. She suggested that the media is purposely pushing these results to demoralize Democrats and sway potential Harris supporters.

“But they’re doing that on purpose because basically it’s so disheartening for Democrats and people who are leaning toward Kamala to say ‘what are you doing, don’t buy into that.’ Don’t buy into that,” she added.

The vice president currently leads Trump by a slim 1-point margin in critical swing states like Pennsylvania, Wisconsin, and Michigan. But this margin is much smaller compared to previous Democratic leads in 2016 and 2020, when both Hillary Clinton and Joe Biden were polling higher in mid-October.

Despite those leads, Trump has a track record of outperforming polls in general elections.

In 2020, for instance, Biden barely scraped by in battleground states like Wisconsin, Michigan, and Pennsylvania, despite holding larger polling advantages.

Trump’s performance in these crucial states defies the typical narrative, making Behar’s concerns more than just media paranoia.

Adding to the concern for the left, Harris has struggled to win over black men, one of the key demographics for Democrats. According to Enten, only 41% of black men aged 18-44 back Harris, while Trump has made significant gains among black and Latino men.

In Arizona, for example, a USA Today/Suffolk University poll from early October showed Trump pulling in 51% of Latino men aged 18-34. The shift in black voters has been even more striking, with Republican support among this demographic increasing from 7% in 2016 to 15% in 2024.

Harris’ lead among white women has also weakened, with Trump now holding a 2-point advantage as of October. It seems that while liberal voices like Behar try to downplay the poll results, the numbers tell a different story.

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