The New York Times reported that former President Trump has widened his lead in the presidential elections in Florida and Texas, with one month left until Election Day. The poll will be released on Tuesday showed.
The poll, conducted by The Times and Siena College, found that Trump had a 13-point lead over Vice President Harris in his home state of Florida. He also has a six-point lead over Harris in Texas.
The findings are a blow to some Democrats' belief that the enthusiasm behind Harris' campaign to replace President Biden in July could influence states such as Florida and Texas. It is possible to give
Florida was once considered a swing state, but Trump won in 2016 and 2020, and the state has trended toward Republicans in recent years. Texas has not fielded a Democratic presidential candidate since 1976.
The same poll shows Harris leading Trump by 3 percentage points nationally.
According to Hill/Decision Desk Headquarters (DDHQ) polling index, the Republican candidate has a 2.7 point lead in the Sunshine State (49.7% to Harris' 46.9%). Trump has a nearly 6-point lead in Texas, with an approval rating of 51.6% and the vice president's 45.9%.
Florida and Texas both have Senate races scheduled for November, and polls show those races to be close in the final weeks of the campaign.
The average Hill/DDHQ poll for the Texas Senate race shows Sen. Ted Cruz (R) leading challenger Colin Allred by just over 3 points (48.1 percent to 45 percent). The average Florida Senate poll shows Sen. Rick Scott (R-FL) leading challenger Debbie Mucarsel-Powell by 2.7 points (45.7% to 43%). .
The Times/Siena poll was conducted from September 29 to October 6 among 3,385 voters, including 622 voters in Florida and 617 voters in Texas. The margin of error for the entire sample is 2.4 percentage points.
