2024 US Elections: Vice President of the United States and Democratic Party candidate for president Kamala Harris (59) is the main opponent of Donald Trump (78), former president of the United States and Republican candidate, in two recently conducted national polls, Bloomberg reported.
The NBC News poll surveyed 1,000 registered voters, while the CBS/Ipsos poll surveyed 3,129 registered voters in the United States. Both polls surveyed registered voters voters and were released on September 22.
According to the report, these poll numbers come at a crucial time, as many states have begun early voting ahead of the November 2024 election. elections.
Kamala leads, but margin for error remains
Harris is in the lead Asset The NBC News poll, conducted from September 13 to 17, gave the vote a 49 percent lead to 44 percent. While the lead is 5 percentage points, the poll has a 5 percent margin of error, meaning the race could be closer, the news network reported.
Additionally, in the CBS/Ipsos poll conducted September 18-20, Harris leads Trump 52% to 48%. It should be noted that this poll was conducted after the second U.S. presidential election. assassination attempt against Trump on September 17, Bloomberg added.
NBC Poll Results
The NBC News poll showed that the positive opinion of Harris has increased by 16 percentage points since she took over as the frontrunner for the Democratic nomination for U.S. president. Joe Biden in July 2024. In a previous poll by the network, 32% of registered voters surveyed said they had a favorable view of Harris, and that figure rose to 48% in the September poll.
NBC also noted that the increase is the “largest ever seen by a candidate” since the former US president. George W. BushApproval increased after the September 11, 2001 attacks on the Twin Towers.
Early voting begins
The Bloomberg report also noted that the first vote The process has begun in many states ahead of the official election scheduled for November 5. States that have begun the process include Minnesota, South Dakota and Virginia, with others expected to begin in October.
What is it and is it official? To answer the question, “early in-person voting” allows voters to cast their ballot in person before Election DayThese are legitimate and authorized votes because “sometimes circumstances make it difficult or impossible” for voters to cast their ballots on the same day, according to the U.S. government website.
Most U.S. states allow voters to cast their ballots in person during early voting. While some states require an “excuse,” others do not.
Key states remain stuck
With the race being tight, a “limited number of key states” will likely determine who becomes the next president of the United States. Presidentnotes the Bloomberg report.
The CBS/Ipsos poll indicated that all seven key states were “undecided,” with Harris above the “majority” line but within the margin of error in five of those states. Additionally, Trump and Harris They are campaigning hard in key states to mobilize voters, he added.
“This election is going to be close. We’ve always known that. And in a state like Michigan or Pennsylvania, Wisconsin, we know it’s going to be a close race,” Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer, a swing-state Democrat, told CNN on September 22.
CBS polls also found Harris narrowing the gap with Asset on the widely recognized electoral battleground: the economy.
The CBS poll showed Trump leading Harris 53% to 47% on that question in September, up from 56% to 43% in August.
Asked about the intention of Trump’s unsubstantiated statements about Haitian Immigrants eat cats and dogs. 65% of registered voters surveyed told CBS it was to “scare people about immigrants” and 63% said the stories were “probably false.”
(With contributions from Bloomberg)
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