Harris almost lost lead over Trump - Reuters poll
Photo: US presidential candidates Kamala Harris and Donald Trump (RBC-Ukraine collage)
Kamala Harris's lead over Donald Trump in the US election race has shrunk to 1%. Currently, Harris has 44% of voter support, while Trump has 43%, Reuters reports.
The three-day poll, completed on Sunday, showed a virtual tie before the November 5 election. At the same time, the poll's margin of error was approximately 3%.
“While Harris has led Trump in every Reuters/Ipsos poll of registered voters since she entered the race in July, her lead has steadily shrunk since late September,” the article notes.
The previous Reuters/Ipsos poll, conducted on October 16-21, showed Harris, the current US vice president, two points ahead of former President Trump.
“The new poll, which surveyed 1,150 US adults nationwide, including 975 registered voters, showed Trump with significant advantages over Harris on several of the issues voters consider most pressing,” the journalists state.
When asked which of the two candidates has a better approach to the economy, unemployment, and jobs, voters in the poll chose Trump - 47% to 37%. Trump has had an advantage on the economy throughout the campaign, with 26% of voters in the latest poll citing jobs and the economy as the country's most pressing issue, compared to 24% who cited political extremism and 18% who cited immigration.
Trump's biggest policy advantage may be on immigration, where he has put forward tough proposals that include massive illegal deportations of migrants in the country. About 48% of voters in the latest poll said Trump's approach to immigration was the best, higher than the 33% who chose Harris.
The poll also showed that Harris's advantage on the issue of political extremism is shrinking. About 40% of voters in the poll said she has a better approach to fighting political extremism and threats to democracy, compared to 38% who chose Trump.
