US Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris may widen her lead over her Republican rival, with a new poll showing her lead with a 45 percent approval rating, ahead of Donald Trump at 41 percent.
A Reuters/Ipsos poll from late July showed Harris ahead of Trump by just one percentage point among registered voters. The new survey has a margin of error of two percentage points. But Trump is ahead in key swing states.
Harris scores high among women and Hispanics
According to the survey, Harris was well ahead of Trump among women and Hispanic voters, leading 49 percent to 36 percent, according to the data. That means both groups have increased since the last survey in July. Trump, by contrast, remained ahead among white voters and men.
Biden’s withdrawal is a boon for Democrats
The data also shows how much the race changed ahead of the Nov. 5 vote, when 81-year-old President Joe Biden withdrew from the Democrats in July. Incumbent Vice President Harris has since gained ground on Trump — in national polls and in U.S. states considered swing states, meaning their favorability has historically swung between Democrats and Republicans.
In the seven states that had the best results in the 2020 presidential election – Wisconsin, Pennsylvania, Georgia, Arizona, North Carolina, Michigan and Nevada – Trump led Harris with an approval rating of 45 to 43 percent. A close outcome is generally expected, not least because of the relatively complicated electoral process in the US.
Harris is Trump’s stronger opponent
It’s clear that the race against Harris is a bigger challenge for Trump than the campaign against Biden, Republican campaign expert Matt Wolking said. But Harris is “not insurmountable” for Trump. Above all, Trump must be careful not to turn off voters who have historically leaned toward him because they rejected Biden.
Harris, for her part, is rallying Democrats more closely behind her: Some 73 percent of Democratic voters surveyed said they were more enthusiastic about the election than they were about candidate Biden. The number of voters who explicitly cite Harris as a reason for voting Democratic has also grown — and who don’t want to vote for the party simply to prevent another Trump presidency.
The first major TV interview is coming
On Thursday, Harris and her vice presidential candidate Tim Walz want to be interviewed by a major TV network for the first time since their joint official nomination by the Democrats. Harris had previously kept a low profile and made herself rare in interviews and press conferences. Both now wanted to answer questions from CNN in the hotly contested state of Georgia. The interview would then have to be broadcast in its entirety on Friday (local time).
Source: Krone
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