A new Wall Street Journal poll finds that there is little difference between former President Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris in seven battleground states, and Democratic pollsters are worried about the 2024 election. “It really doesn't get any closer than this,'' he said.
The poll, conducted among 600 registered voters in each state from September 28 to October 8 with a margin of error of plus or minus 4 percentage points, showed that Trump and Harris had the lead in the head-to-head race. North Carolina and Wisconsin were tied.
Polls show Harris leading Trump by 48% to 46% in Arizona and Georgia, and 49% to 47% in Michigan. The poll also found that Trump holds the largest lead in the battleground state, at 49% to 43%, in Nevada, while in Pennsylvania he leads Harris by 47% to 46%.
“I can't think of a closer situation,” said Democratic Michael Bocian, one of the pollsters involved in the study. Wall Street Journal. “It’s an even, tight, tight race.”
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Overall, Mr. Trump leads Ms. Harris by 46% to 45%, with 93% of Democrats and Republicans in the seven states showing support for their respective party's candidates.
Among independents, 40% said they would vote for Harris, compared to 39% for Trump.
On this issue, voters say they have more confidence in President Trump, who is in charge of the economy, inflation, immigration and border security.
They liked Harris for housing affordability, abortion, health care and having someone in the Oval Office who cared.
The poll found that 47% of voters believe Mr. Trump will stand up well for American workers, compared to 45% for Ms. Harris, and nearly two-thirds believe the domestic economy is in bad or not-so-good condition. I realized that he was thinking that.
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Former President Donald Trump listens as he answers questions during the Detroit Economic Club meeting on Thursday, October 10, in Detroit, Michigan. (AP/Julia Demarie Nikinson)
“This is going to be a close race, a close call, and the next three weeks are going to be critical,” Republican pollster David Lee told the Wall Street Journal.
The paper said that around this time in 2020, Biden had an average polling lead of more than 5 points over Trump in each of the northern battleground states, compared to the narrow margin Harris now faces. quoted the statement.
But Bocian said that in March, the last time The Wall Street Journal polled battleground states, Trump's He said he had a “clear advantage” over Biden.
Vice President Kamala Harris speaks at a campaign event on Thursday, October 10, at the Gila River Indian Community Reservation in Chandler, Arizona. (AP/Ross D. Franklin)
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“Third party support has now almost completely evaporated and the race is neck and neck in every state,” he said.
