Washington Free Beacon staff writer Elizabeth Harrington discussed Tuesday on Fox Business how Hillary Clinton has experienced a significant enthusiasm drop among voters within days, potentially helping Donald Trump going into Election Day.
Host Neil Cavuto first asked Harrington why Trump was targeting states where he seems to trail Clinton by significant margins.
"Donald Trump has been visiting states that have seemed out of reach, not so much Pennsylvania today that is doable," Cavuto said. "But when he spent a good deal of time in Michigan and Wisconsin, states where they trail by six or more points, a lot of people have been saying, 'Put your energy to other areas,' and people keep telling me, 'Well, we think we are gaining traction in states that are presumably out of reach.' What do you make of that?"
Harrington said this could be because Trump's internal polling is showing different results than public polls, so his campaign may think it has a better shot.
"And I think when we're looking at these polls, we got to remember it is all about turnout," she said, stressing the importance of voter turnout and how it could be an issue for Clinton.
Harrington explained that with multiple ongoing FBI investigations hovering around the Clinton campaign, Trump has an opportunity to make up some ground.
"The polls don't necessarily say what the turnout is going to be, and if you look at the latest national poll where Trump has that one point lead, the biggest indicator that it is a problem for Hillary, her enthusiasm has dropped by [seven] points in just a matter of days," she said. "This has been her problem all along. Voters are not enthusiastic about voting for her and going out there, and especially when you have news about multiple FBI investigations, that certainly doesn't help and I think Trump sees an opportunity here."
Cavuto later asked Harrington for her final thoughts on the current state of the election.
Harrington said the current situation is reminiscent of Ronald Reagan in 1980. People did not like admitting that they liked Reagan and the way that he was portrayed in the media further deterred people from publicly expressing their opinions.
This did not mean, however, that people would not vote for him, Harrington noted.
"Going in with three ongoing FBI investigations, it certainly doesn't look good, and if I could just go back to 1980, I think that's exactly right," she said. "It's a change year; it's very similar with Reagan. People did not want to admit they liked Reagan, the way it was portrayed in the media. It's very similar with Trump. I think you have a lot of people out there that come, when they get in to the election booth, they are going to go for him."