Former president Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris are just about tied in two key swing states, in accordance with a brand new New York Occasions and Siena Faculty ballot.
Amongst 688 doubtless voters in Michigan, 48% assist Harris whereas 47% say they might again Trump, the newest ballot shows. The race is equally tight in Wisconsin, the place Harris at the moment has 49% of the vote and Trump has 47%, a narrowing hole that factors to Trump’s power with voters on financial points and is inside ballot’s margin of error, the NYT reported Saturday.
In early August, Harris maintained a lead of 4 factors in each Wisconsin and Michigan, in accordance with a prior NYT/Siena Faculty ballot. Nonetheless, President Joe Biden was practically tied with Trump in a Could poll of voters from the states. (RELATED: ‘Warning Signs Are Coming’: Fox News Host, Pollster Spell Out Data Showing Harris Hemorrhaging Hispanic Support)
The brand new NYT/Siena Faculty ballot, which surveyed a complete of two,055 doubtless voters from Sept. 21 to Sept. 26, additionally displays a six level lead for Trump in Ohio. Of doubtless voters throughout all three states, 27% said the economic system was their high problem, adopted by abortion at 18% and immigration at 13%.
Greater than half of voters thought Trump would do a greater job with the economic system, whereas simply 42% mentioned Harris. Trump was additionally favored to do a greater job on immigration, with 53% of voters saying he would deal with it higher and 43% saying Harris.
On abortion, 54% of voters favored Harris and 40% favored Trump to do a greater job.
NEW Siena/NYT Ballot: Michigan: Harris 48: Trump 47; Slotkin by 5 over Rogers;
Wisconsin: Harris 49: Trump 47; Baldwin by 7 over Hovde;
Ohio: Trump 50: Harris 44; Brown by 4 over Moreno
Nebraska 02: Harris 52: Trump 43https://t.co/iRZALnBrs6#SienaPoll #NYT pic.twitter.com/8XMt2tFa9v
— SienaResearch (@SienaResearch) September 28, 2024
Some voters who dislike Trump nonetheless wrestle to endorse Harris, the NYT reported. One Wisconsin man informed the NYT he doesn’t intend to solid a vote for both candidate as a result of his distaste for Trump and his concern over Harris’ lack of substance.
“She’s type of taking the automobile salesman pitch and attempting to promote all people that she’s not Trump, and that’s not sufficient,” Antonio Dawkins, a regional gross sales supervisor in a Milwaukee suburb, informed the NYT. “She says lots of issues that sound good with no particulars. So I assume they name that — there’s no meat and potatoes.”
RealClearPolling averages replicate a equally tight race, with Harris main Trump by simply 1 level in Wisconsin and 1.7 factors in Michigan.
The Trump and Harris campaigns didn’t instantly reply to requests for remark.
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