Donald Trump has a 2 percentage point lead over Vice President Kamala Harris, according to a new poll. According to the latest polls, 52% of voters approve of his past work as president, while his Democratic opponent's favorability ratings have waned.
Mr. Trump held a slight advantage over Ms. Harris, 47% to 45%. New Wall Street Journal poll — a 4-point change from an August poll in which she had a slight advantage over the 45th president.
Both polls included third-party candidates.
The paper said the most recent lead is still within the margin of error and that Ms. Harris may actually have a lead over Mr. Trump.
Voters have had an even more negative view of Veep since August, according to a poll released Wednesday, with 53% of voters viewing her unfavorably compared to 45%. It turns out that he still views her favorably.
She also had the lowest job rating as vice president of the three times the Journal has raised the issue since July, giving her the lowest job rating as vice president and rating for the job she performed as second-in-command to outgoing President Biden, 81. Only 42% did.
Meanwhile, President Trump, 78, is trending upward in the latest polls, with voters viewing his only term in the Oval Office more favorably than at any point this election season, the paper said. is reporting.
About 52% approve of his job, while 48% disapprove of a four-year term in executive mansion.
When voters were asked about immigration, the economy and inflation, Trump did better than Harris, 60, with voters nodding toward Harris for candidates who would do a better job on abortion.
“Voters are finally starting to get to know her,” Republican pollster David Lee, who conducted the poll with Democrat Michael Bocian, told the Journal.
“The defining period is coming to an end, and more people are dissatisfied with what they've learned about her than they are with what they know about President Trump.”
But while Bocian noted Harris' lead among voters on abortion, more voters still think Trump is “too extreme” than Harris, by a margin of 49% to 39%. He claimed that there was.
She also had a slight lead when voters were asked who could best support the middle class.
“If she can make this campaign successful, first and foremost about these images and issues, while continuing to advocate who is the best fighter for the middle class, she could win a very close race. Deaf,” Bocian said.
The magazine's poll was conducted between October 19th and 22nd among 1,500 registered voters.
