Former President Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris, both poised to be their party’s contenders in the upcoming November election, are neck and neck in critical swing states, as per a newly released poll on Sunday.
Trump, representing the Republican Party, and Harris, the Democratic Party’s presumptive nominee, are currently even in Michigan, Pennsylvania, and Arizona, according to the latest findings from a CBS/YouGov poll.
The survey also shows Trump slightly ahead by 1 point in Wisconsin, and leading by 3 points in Georgia and North Carolina. Meanwhile, Harris has a narrow 2-point lead in Nevada.
On a national scale, Trump is just 1 point behind Harris (50% to 49%) in a direct contest, despite Harris enjoying favorable media coverage since she succeeded President Joe Biden as the anticipated Democratic nominee.
When third-party candidates are factored in, Harris holds a 2-point advantage.
President Biden declared on July 21 that he would not be seeking reelection. Harris is set to officially accept the Democratic nomination during their convention in Chicago from August 19-22.
Trump continues to dominate among voters who believe they would be financially better off under his leadership and those who think his policies would reduce the number of migrants at the southern border.
When asked about their financial well-being under the candidates’ policies, Trump leads Harris 45% to 25%.
A majority (54%) believe Harris’ border policies would increase migrant crossings, whereas a significant 72% think Trump’s policies would decrease illegal immigration.
Despite claims from Harris and other Democrats that Trump would attempt a national abortion ban, almost half of the respondents believe the former president would leave the decision to the states.
Interestingly, 85% of Democrats and 88% of Republicans say they are certain to vote, compared to 81% of Democrats and 90% of Republicans from the previous month when Biden was still in the race.
Among Black voters, 74% are definite about voting compared to 58% when Biden was the nominee. Harris garners 81% support from Black voters, in contrast to Biden’s 73%, as shown by the CBS/YouGov poll.
Harris surpasses Trump by 9 points among women—a larger gap than Biden had—while maintaining similar support (45%) among men that Biden enjoyed.
The CBS News/YouGov poll was conducted between July 30 and August 2, surveying approximately 3,100 registered voters across the country, with a margin of error of plus or minus 2.1 percentage points.
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