According to the latest poll, former President Trump has a seven-point lead over Vice President Harris in the battleground state of Georgia.
public opinion poll, Released on Wednesday According to a Quinnipiac University poll, Trump has an approval rating of 52% of voters in the Peach State, while Harris has a 45% approval rating. Green Party candidate Jill Stein and Libertarian Party candidate Chase Oliver each received 1% support.
The former president maintained a similar lead over the vice president among independents, 49% to 42%, a seven-point margin, according to the poll. About 4% of voters were undecided, but Stein and Oliver each received 2% support.
As the numbers show, candidates from both parties received strong support from their respective party bases.
According to the poll, in a hypothetical two-way race, Mr. Trump would lead by 6 points, with an approval rating of 52% and Ms. Harris at 46%.
An earlier poll released Oct. 1 also showed Trump leading his Democratic rival by 6 points (50% to 44%). In that poll, 3% of respondents chose another candidate.
“Georgia is on their minds, and for now President Trump is humming that nostalgic song, hoping to carry that nostalgic song into Election Day,” Tim Malloy, a Quinnipiac University polling analyst, said in a statement Wednesday. “I think so,” he said.
Republican candidates beat Harris on economic issues, 55% to 43%. immigrants, 57 percent versus 41 percent; Maintaining democracy is 51 percent to 46 percent. However, Harris maintained her lead on abortion policy, with 50% support compared to Trump's 44%.
When asked about honesty, about 44% of respondents said they thought President Trump was honest, compared to 51% who said he disagreed. According to the survey, about 42% of people said Harris was honest, while 50% disapproved.
The poll was released a day after early voting began in key battleground states. Election officials announced Wednesday that more than 300,000 votes were cast on the first day of early voting, breaking the state's previous record.
According to a poll compiled by The Hill/Decision Desk Headquarters, Mr. Trump has an approval rating of 48.3% in the state, compared to 47% for Ms. Harris.
The Quinnipiac poll was conducted Oct. 10-14 among 1,328 likely Georgia voters and has a margin of error of 2.7 percentage points.
