Kamala Harris's senior campaign adviser, David Plouffe, revealed on a podcast that internal polling never showed Harris ahead of Trump, contradicting public polls. Plouffe admitted the campaign struggled to differentiate Harris from Biden and faced an uphill battle in key demographics. ​“We were behind. I mean, I think it surprised people because there were these public polls that came out in late September, early October, showing us with leads that we never saw,” Plouffe said.