With less than two weeks until the November 5 US presidential election, Republican candidate Donald Trump has a slight lead over Democratic rival Kamala Harris, according to a new Wall Street Journal poll. It was revealed on Wednesday.
The poll, conducted Oct. 19-22 among 1,500 registered voters, showed Trump leading Harris 47% to 45%, with a margin of error of plus or minus 2.5 percentage points.
The survey found that a barrage of negative campaign advertising and the candidate’s own performance influenced voters’ positive impressions of Harris after she replaced Joe Biden as the Democratic nominee in July. He suggested that he had “damaged” some of the
Voters also gave Harris, 60, the worst job rating the 60-year-old has had as vice president when asked by the Journal three times since July, with 42% approving of her performance and 54% disapproving.
Voters, on the other hand, supported Trump’s policies but questioned his stability and other personal qualities. He also widened his lead as the candidate most responsive to the economy, with more voters choosing him over Harris by 12 points, compared to 8 points in August.
Trump, 79, who is now the oldest presidential candidate in U.S. history, also led Harris on immigration.
But the latest Reuters/Ipsos poll found this week that Harris maintains a narrow lead over the former president nationally, 46% to 43%.
The six-day poll, which ended Monday, showed voters have a bleak view of the state of the economy and immigration and generally support President Trump’s approach to these issues.
About 70% of registered voters polled said the cost of living is going in the wrong direction, 60% said the economy is heading in the wrong direction, and 65% said the same about immigration policy. I answered.
So far, nearly 25 million voters have cast their ballots through in-person early voting or mail-in voting, according to tracking data from the University of Florida’s Elections Research Laboratory.
