Former President Donald Trump is maintaining his lead nationwide, seemingly ignoring the explosion of enthusiasm for the Democratic Party following the entry of Vice President Kamala Harris into the race.
According to the latest poll, Trump has the support of 48% of voters, while only 47% support Harris. New York Times/Siena Poll It was released on Sunday.
The results are essentially the same as the last time The New York Times/Siena asked voters their support after Biden dropped out of the race in late July, which also showed Trump leading 48-47.
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Former President Trump and his vice presidential candidate, Senator J.D. Vance (R-Ohio), appeared on the first day of the Republican National Convention on July 15, 2024. (Win McNamee/Getty Images)
The poll came after weeks of growing support for the Democratic candidate since Ms Harris replaced Mr Biden as the presidential candidate, but The New York Times argued that support for Mr Trump appeared “surprisingly resilient” to the surprising shift in the electoral landscape.
The poll found that Ms Harris has yet to convince voters of her vision for the country, with 28% of respondents saying they felt they needed to know more about her to win their support — in contrast to just 9% who expressed similar concerns about Mr Trump.
“I don't know what Kamala's plan is,” Dawn Conley, 48, a small business owner from Knoxville, Tennessee, who leans toward Trump, told The New York Times.
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The poll also found that while Harris has gained support from key sectors of the Democratic coalition since Biden's decision to drop out, she still lags behind traditional Democratic strengths among women and Latino voters.
Voters' preference for change also works against Harris: 60% of voters say they want a big change from Biden's policies. Only 25% say Harris represents that change, while 53% believe Trump would.
Democratic presidential candidate and US Vice President Kamala Harris speaks at a campaign rally at EnMarket Arena in Savannah, Georgia, on August 29, 2024. (Win McNamee/Getty Images)
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But the poll results haven't been all bad for Harris, who may hold a key voting enthusiasm lead over Trump as November approaches: The poll shows 91% of Democrats are enthusiastic about voting, as are 85% of Republicans.
The New York Times/Siena poll was conducted among 1,695 registered voters between Sept. 3 and Sept. 6 and has a sampling margin of error of plus or minus 2.8 percentage points.
