According to the latest polls, former President Trump is gradually narrowing his lead over Vice President Harris in Michigan and Wisconsin.
The poll, conducted among 2,055 voters between Sept. 21 and Sept. 26 and released Saturday, showed that Harris' approval rating rose by 49% in Wisconsin, compared to Trump's 47%. New York Times and Siena College.
In the critical state of Michigan, Harris led Trump by just one point, with 48% approval rating compared to Trump's 47%.
Both results had a margin of error of less than 2.5% and statistically reflected a dead heat in the race, marking a small but notable increase from August, when the same poll showed Harris leading by 4 points in both states. It was a worthy reversal.
Saturday's poll also showed Trump with a 6-point lead in Ohio, a state he is expected to win in the 2024 election.
Mr. Trump's strength is largely due to voters' deep concerns about the economy, with more than a quarter of voters telling pollsters that the economy is the most important issue.
Voters in Michigan, Wisconsin and Ohio trust Trump to handle this issue by a wide margin more than Harris, with former President Trump's approval rating on the issue at 54% to Harris' 42%. It has become.
Both candidates have the biggest responsibility to themselves, with 30% of voters saying Harris' honesty and character were their biggest concerns.
A whopping 32% of voters said their biggest problem with President Trump was his behavior.
Another red flag for Harris is that while 46% of those surveyed said President Trump's policies have helped them, only 36% said Trump's policies have hurt them. Ta.
Among those same voters, only 37% said Harris' policies would help them, compared to 43% who said her policies would hurt them.
The poll also found deep-seated pessimism among voters in battleground states, with more than four in 10 believing that America's problems will worsen under the current administration and that the country will “bankrupt as a nation.” He said he believed he was in danger.
Trump and Harris are evenly matched in the battleground state of North Carolina, with polls from Fox News and CNN/SSRS released Friday showing they are statistically even.
Trump won the Tar Heel State in 2016 and 2020, but losing there in 2024 would greatly complicate his path to the White House.
Trump held a 50-49 lead over Harris among voters in the state. According to Foxinterviewed 991 voters from September 20th to September 24th, while CNN surveyed 1,680 voters from September 20th to September 25th, and found that the two candidates each had their approval ratings. revealed. 48% of likely voters.
Both polls were conducted in the wake of a series of damaging revelations against North Carolina Republican gubernatorial candidate Mark Robinson, which Republicans fear could lead to a decline in voting power nationally.
“It's a close race here, but Trump still has an advantage on the issues that matter most to North Carolina voters,” pollster Daron Shaw said. told Fox News. “As long as they think Trump is more likely to make the country richer and safer, he's a pretty solid favorite.”
last week CNN reported Robinson once called himself a “black Nazi,” expressed support for slavery, and spoke about his history of “peeping” on women in public showers as a teenager.
Many of the comments were made in the comments section of the porn forum Nude Africa. Mr. Robinson denies the charges.
Both polls showed Robinson trailing his opponent, Democrat Josh Stein, by double digits.
President Trump warmly embraced Robinson during the campaign, regularly comparing him to Martin Luther King Jr. Asked this week if he would withdraw his support, the former president said: “I don't understand the situation.”
