Kamala Harris joins Tim Waltz on campaign trail, solidifying her lead over Trump in three key states

Kamala Harris Four points ahead Donald Trump exist Michigan, Pennsylvaniaand WisconsinAccording to a new polling from The New York Times and Siena University.

this Polls The survey was conducted from August 5 to 9 and involved 1,973 people voter (About 650 in each state.) Democratic presidential candidate Harris unveiled her running mate: Minnesota Governor Tim WaltzAugust 6th.

The two soon Campaigning in five battleground statesinclude Michigan, Pennsylvaniaand Wisconsin.

In those three states, Harris’s approval rating is 50% to Trump’s 46%, a four-point lead that is the largest Democratic lead of the election. In this election cycle Now/Siena PollPrevious polls have shown a tight race between the candidates, or Trump leads slightly.

Voters in Michigan, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin also Significantly more satisfied with current candidate selection — regardless of party affiliation — is up from May, before President Biden dropped out of the race.

Democratic and independent voters had the largest increases in satisfaction, +27 and +15 percentage points, respectively, while Republican voters were 5 percentage points higher.

Optimism among independent voters since Harris replaced Biden as the candidate could be an important indicator. Overall, though, independent voters in the three states are split between Harris and Trump, currently 47% each supporting Harris and Trump.

That’s a change since the most recent poll in those states in May, when 48% of independents voted for Trump and 39% for Biden (who remains the presidential candidate).

About 42% of white voters without a college education now say they will vote for Harris. While Trump still leads this group (55%), it is a blow to the Republican Party because it is A key bastion of Trump supporterswith Democratic support up 10 percentage points compared with the same poll in May.

democracy Senate The candidates are ahead of Republicans in all three battleground states, with Elissa Slotkin leading by 3 points in Michigan, incumbent Sen. Tammy Baldwin by 7 points in Wisconsin and Pennsylvania Sen. Bob Casey by 14 points.

Source: https://www.independent.co.uk