Harris gaining ground on Trump in 6 of 7 swing states: Poll
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The poll shows Democratic US Vice-President Kamala Harris leading Donald Trump in Michigan by 11 percentage points.
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WASHINGTON - Democratic US Vice-President Kamala Harris has gained ground against Republican Donald Trump in six of the seven swing states since President Joe Biden dropped out of the presidential race,
The poll – conducted online from July 24 to 28 – shows Ms Harris leading Trump in Michigan by 11 percentage points, while in Arizona, Wisconsin and Nevada, she has a 2 percentage point advantage. Trump is ahead of Harris in Pennsylvania by 4 percentage points and in North Carolina by 2 points. They are on equal footing in Georgia.
Wisconsin is the only state of the seven where Trump has narrowed his deficit with Ms Harris in comparison to Mr Biden's performance in a previous poll.
The July 30 poll has a margin of error of 3 percentage points in Arizona, Georgia and Pennsylvania, 4 points in Michigan, North Carolina and Wisconsin, and 5 points in Nevada.
In a Bloomberg/Morning Consult poll conducted from July 1 to 5, Trump was ahead of Mr Biden in Arizona by 3 percentage points; in Georgia by 1 point; in Nevada by 3 points; in North Carolina by 3 points; and in Pennsylvania by 7 points. Mr Biden led in Michigan by 5 points and in Wisconsin by 3 points, the poll showed.
The margin of error in the July 1 to 5 poll was 3 percentage points in Georgia and Pennsylvania; 4 points in Arizona, Michigan, North Carolina, and Wisconsin, and 5 points in Nevada. REUTERS
