Swing State Poll Shows Harris and Trump in a Tight Race

Washington: Two weeks before the US presidential election in November, Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump are still in a close race in seven battleground states, according to a Washington Post/Schar School poll released Monday.

Within the survey’s plus or minus 4.5 percentage point margin of error, the Republican candidate narrowly prevailed in Arizona, 49 to 46, while the Democratic former prosecutor led Georgia 51 to 47.

Furthermore, Harris held an advantage in Pennsylvania, Michigan, and Wisconsin. Harris became the party’s nominee during the summer after US President Joe Biden resigned. Later Monday, she and former Republican US Representative Liz Cheney will campaign in three states.

According to a poll of 5,016 likely voters gathered between September 30 and October 15, Trump was ahead in North Carolina and tied with Harris in Nevada 48 to 48.

Later Monday, after assessing the damage caused by Hurricane Helene, the former president will hold a rally in North Carolina.

The 78-year-old Trump is running for the White House for the third time after losing to Biden in 2020. His efforts to reverse the election results have led to federal and state criminal indictments, and he continues to allege massive voting fraud falsely. Trump says he has done nothing wrong.

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The 60-year-old Harris, a former US senator, state attorney general, and county prosecutor, is attempting to recover some disenchanted Republicans with Trump while re-establishing the party’s varied coalition of women, people of color, and young voters.

The results from Monday’s poll mirrored those of other recent surveys that indicated a close contest in the seven battleground states, despite other surveys suggesting that Harris is leading nationally.

According to the Post poll, 49% of potential voters supported Harris overall, while 48% supported Trump. According to last week’s Reuters/Ipsos polls, Harris continues to lead Trump by a narrow margin of 45%–42%.

However, the election’s results in November will depend on the Electoral College outcomes for each state. Surveys of their likely voters provide a sense of the campaign thus far, and the seven battleground states are probably being pivotal.