Harris, Trump in dead heat across swing states in Washington Post poll
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US Vice-President Kamala Harris leads in Georgia, Pennsylvania, Michigan and Wisconsin.
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WASHINGTON – US Vice-President Kamala Harris and former president Donald Trump remain in a tight contest across seven battleground states with just two weeks until the November presidential election, a Washington Post/Schar School poll showed on Oct 21.
Ms Harris led Georgia 51 to 47, while Trump was slightly ahead in Arizona 49 to 46, both findings within the survey’s plus or minus 4.5 percentage points margin of error.
Ms Harris, who rose as the party’s nominee after President Joe Biden stepped aside over the summer, also had an edge in Pennsylvania, Michigan and Wisconsin – three states where she was set to campaign later on Oct 21 with former Republican lawmaker Liz Cheney.
Trump led in North Carolina and was tied with Ms Harris in Nevada 48 to 48, according to the poll of 5,016 likely voters surveyed from Sept 30 to Oct 15.
The former president was set to hold a rally in North Carolina later on Oct 21 after surveying recent damage from Hurricane Helene.
Trump, 78, is making his third consecutive White House bid after losing to Mr Biden in 2020.
He continues to falsely blame widespread voter fraud and faces federal and state criminal charges over efforts to overturn the election results, among other charges.
Trump has denied any wrongdoing.
Ms Harris, 60, is a former local prosecutor, state attorney-general and US senator seeking to rebuild the party’s diverse coalition of young voters, women and people of colour, as well as pick up some Republicans disillusioned with Trump.
The Oct 21 findings echoed other recent polls that found a neck-and-neck race in the seven battleground states even as Ms Harris holds an edge nationwide, according to some surveys.
Overall, 49 per cent of likely voters said they support Ms Harris and 48 per cent backed Trump, the Post poll showed.
Reuters/Ipsos polling last week found Ms Harris holding a steady, marginal 45 to 42 per cent lead over Trump.
However, state-by-state results of the Electoral College will determine the winner of November’s contest. REUTERS
