New polls in Pennsylvania show Democrats leading in both the presidential and Senate races.
Vice President Kamala Harris has a four-point lead over former President Trump, according to a poll released Tuesday by Susquehanna Polling.
Harris, who entered the race just a week after President Biden suspended his campaign, has the support of 47% of Pennsylvania voters, followed closely by Trump with 43%.
Three percent of voters said they would vote for independent candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr., and 7% said they weren’t sure who they would vote for if the election were held today.
Sen. Bob Casey (D-Pennsylvania) is also leading his Republican opponent, Dave McCormick.
The poll found Casey leading McCormick by five points. If the election were held today, 47% of respondents said they would vote for Casey, 42% said they would vote for McCormick, and 10% said they weren’t sure.
The survey found that 50 percent of respondents said they were very enthusiastic about the upcoming presidential election.
Ms. Harris’ campaign has generated excitement among Democrats but also raised concerns among vulnerable Senate Democrats, including Mr. Casey, who has come under pressure from his Republican opponents over some of the vice president’s controversial policy positions.
The poll was conducted among 600 Pennsylvania voters from July 22 to 28. Harris’ results were within the poll’s margin of error of 4 percentage points.
Polls are still early days after Biden and Harris switched places, but they have mostly been good news for Harris, who is outperforming Biden in key battleground states like Pennsylvania. But experts say the race remains unclear.
The Hill/Decision Desk is calling Pennsylvania a “50-50” state, with the polling average currently showing Trump leading 57 percent to Harris’ 43 percent.
