Washington: When it came to the swing states, Donald Trump had become a clear favorite until Kamala Harris entered the poll race and turned things upside down for the Republican presidential candidate. According to the latest poll data, the Democrat is leading steadily in the surveys being conducted nationwide, as well as statewide.
The latest poll reports by FiveThirtyEight showed Harris surging ahead in the battleground states, leading in Arizona by 0.9 per cent, Michigan by 3.1 per cent, and Wisconsin by 3.6 per cent. A new survey from Emerson College Polling and The Hill found Harris edging out Trump in Georgia (49 per cent to 48 per cent), Michigan (50 per cent to 47 per cent), and Nevada (49 per cent to 48 per cent).
It also showed Trump slightly ahead in Arizona (50 per cent to 47 per cent), North Carolina (49 per cent to 48 per cent), and Wisconsin (49 per cent to 48 per cent). In Pennsylvania, the two are tied at 48 percent each.
Fox News revealed new surveys that compared Harris' support in four crucial states to President Joe Biden's polling figures before withdrawing from the presidential race. The results found that both the rivals are within two percentage points of each other in four swing states that might decide their future in the November election.
According to the poll, Harris holds a modest edge in Arizona, Georgia, and Nevada, while the former President leads the former by a razor-thin margin in North Carolina. In Arizona, the US VP received 50 per cent support against Trump's 49 per cent.
Reacting to the poll's result, the Trump campaign blasted Fox News in a statement, stating, “It’s that time of year again. Fox is releasing atrocious polling”. It further stated that the former President continues to surpass polling from previous cycles.
“President Trump is 10 points ahead of where he was in Arizona at this point in 2020, according to Fox. Likewise, he is running 8 points ahead of his 2020 polling in Nevada and 5 points ahead of his 2020 polling in North Carolina,” the statement read.
Trump, Harris agree to mute mics for debateRepublican presidential candidate Donald Trump said he has "reached an agreement" to have closed microphones at the September 10 debate with Democratic rival Kamala Harris, noting that "the rules will be the same as the last CNN debate, which seemed to work out well for everyone". The candidates' campaigns clashed over the previously agreed-upon debate, with the president's team seeking a return to open microphones while Trump threatened to pull out entirely after suggesting the network was biased. "The Debate will be 'stand up,' and candidates cannot bring notes, or 'cheat sheets.' We have also been given assurance by ABC that this will be a 'fair and equitable' Debate, and that neither side will be given the questions in advance," Trump wrote in a social media post. Trump's campaign had also floated an additional debate on September 4 on Fox News network, which the Harris team rejected. |
