Harris ahead of Trump in 3 battleground states: NYT/Siena poll
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ABC has announced that former President Donald Trump and current Vice President Kamala Harris have agreed for their first debate to take place on Sept. 10. Debate Director at the University of Michigan Aaron Kall joined LiveNOW from Fox's Josh Breslow to break down what to expect for the showdown.
A new Siena/New York Times poll shows Vice President Kamala Harris leading former President Donald Trump in three key battleground states.
According to The New York Times, Harris is beating Trump by four percentage points in Wisconsin, Pennsylvania and Michigan – 50% to 46% in all three states. It’s a staggering reversal in those states, after nearly a year of polling showed Trump tied with or slightly leading President Joe Biden.
Vice President Kamala Harris is ahead of former President Donald Trump in three battleground states, a new poll found (Getty Images)
The poll's results contrast with a survey conducted by Ipsos, which found Harris and Trump in a dead heat struggle for seven swing states: Michigan, Pennsylvania, Wisconsin, Georgia, North Carolina, Arizona and Nevada.
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Harris has benefited nationally from a burst of enthusiasm among core Democratic constituencies, who coalesced quickly around her after Biden withdrew from the campaign last month. She's drawn big crowds in swing states, touring this week with Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, her choice to be her vice presidential nominee.
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Trump's only rally this week, meanwhile, was in a state he won by 16 percentage points four years ago rather than a November battleground. Facing new pressure in the race from a candidate with surging enthusiasm, Trump on Thursday called questions about his lack of swing state stops "stupid."
"I don’t have to go there because I’m leading those states," he said. "I’m going because I want to help senators and congressmen get elected."
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He will add on fundraising stops in Wyoming and Colorado.
Trump, Harris in dead heat in battleground states
Former President Donald Trump and current Vice President Kamala Harris are neck-and-neck in key swing states, according to a poll released Wednesday. A survey conducted by Ipsos found the Republican presidential nominee and his Democratic opponent are in a dead heat struggle for seven swing states: Michigan, Pennsylvania, Wisconsin, Georgia, North Carolina, Arizona and Nevada. Harris receives 42% of the vote share in the seven swing states, compared to Trump's 40% and independent candidate Robert F. Kennedy's 5%.
The new poll wasn’t all good news for Harris, The Times reports. Trump polled higher than Harris when voters were asked who they trust to handle the economy and immigration. But Harris was viewed as "more intelligent and more temperamentally fit to govern" than Trump.
That same poll showed voter satisfaction among Democrats has skyrocketed since Harris joined the race. Democrats are more likely to say they’re happy with their candidate choices than Republicans. That’s a reversal from when the same question was asked three months ago.
Trump and Harris have agreed to a debate on ABC Sept. 10.