Democratic convention fails to boost Harris' lead over Trump
Photo: Kamala Harris, Democratic candidate in the US presidential election (Getty Images)
Vice President Kamala Harris has not seen a significant boost in her ratings following the Democratic National Convention and remains only slightly ahead of her opponent, Donald Trump, according to The Hill.
The Hill cites the results of a new ABC News/Ipsos poll released on Sunday, September 1.
According to the poll, Harris leads Trump by four percentage points — 50% to 46% among all adults and registered voters. Among likely voters, Harris leads Trump by a margin of 52% to 46%.
Pollsters also noted that Harris has widened the gender gap. The Vice President leads Trump by 13 points among women — 54% to 41%, while Trump is ahead by five points among men — 51% to 46%. Before the convention, Harris had a six-point lead over Trump among women.
The Vice President also had stronger numbers in terms of voter perceptions of her campaign. According to the poll, 56% of Americans said she ran her campaign excellently or well. About 41% said the same of Trump, while the majority held a more negative view of his campaign.
At the same time, Trump leads Harris by 8 points on key issues, including the economy and inflation, and by 9 points on the matter of managing the US-Mexico border situation.
According to the poll, people consider the Vice President more trustworthy than Trump when it comes to protecting American democracy and making Supreme Court appointments.
"It follows a series of other polls showing Harris holding on to a razor-thin edge over Trump, who has largely dismissed the boost in support for the vice president," The Hill writes.
The ABC News/Ipsos poll was conducted from August 23-27 and included 2,496 completed interviews. The margin of error is plus or minus 2.1 percentage points at a 95% confidence level.
Pollsters noted that these results are similar and not statistically different from a previous poll conducted in August. According to a poll conducted before the convention by ABC News/Washington Post/Ipsos, Harris had 49% support among registered voters, compared to 45% for Trump.
US presidential election
The next US presidential election is scheduled for September 5, 2024.
The main candidates are the current Vice President, Kamala Harris, from the Democratic Party, and Donald Trump from the Republican Party.
Harris was officially nominated as the Democratic candidate for president after the current US President, Joe Biden, lost the first round of debates to Trump. She has since received a significantly higher level of support among voters.
Recently, Trump proposed that Harris debate him on Fox News. However, the Vice President declined and suggested meeting on ABC News on September 10.
Trump has already claimed that he accepted the debate rules with Harris for September 10, stating that they would be the same as the last debate on CNN with Biden.
Harris has called on Trump to debate live with microphones on.
