United States: US Vice President Kamala Harris has closed the gap with former President Donald Trump in the race for the White House, with new polling showing the Democratic and Republican candidates now in a dead heat.
According to several surveys released on Tuesday, since emerging as the de facto Democratic contender in the wake of President Joe Biden’s withdrawal from the 2024 presidential contest, Harris has reduced the gap with Trump both nationally and in crucial battleground states.
A Bloomberg News/Morning Consult survey of registered voters shows that Harris leads Trump in four crucial battleground states and the former president leads in two.
According to the poll, Harris leads Trump by 11 percentage points in Michigan and by 2 points in Arizona, Wisconsin, and Nevada.
In Pennsylvania, Trump leads by four points, in North Carolina, by two; in Georgia, the two are tied. All of the results, with the exception of Pennsylvania and Michigan, fall within the error margin. The presidential candidate who won Georgia would win if the polling results were repeated on election day.
In Georgia, Harris leads Trump 48 percent to 47 percent in a poll commissioned by the Democratic super PAC Progress Action Fund. In Arizona and Pennsylvania, Trump leads by two points. The margin of error included all of the survey results, which The Hill released first.
Harris leads Trump 43 percent to 42 percent in a national Ipsos survey that is within the margin of error.
The barrage of favorable polls follows Harris’s quick consolidation of Democratic support in the wake of Biden’s decision to resign, which followed months of dismal polling fueled by worries about his age and fitness.
After being officially chosen the Democratic nominee on Monday, Harris is anticipated to reveal her running mate in the coming days and head out on a swing state tour that will determine the outcome of the election on November 5.
Among the names who have been mentioned as potential vice presidential candidates are Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg, Arizona Senator Mark Kelly, and Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro.
Tuesday, during a campaign stop in Atlanta, Georgia, Harris stated that there were indications Trump was “feeling it” and that the race’s momentum was changing.
Harris, who has attacked Trump’s legal issues as well as his views on abortion and healthcare, urged her opponent to honor his September debate promise after the Republican stated he might “make a case” not to attend.
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