Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump are in a closer race in Michigan and Wisconsin than they were seven weeks ago, a new poll shows. New York Times And Siena College.
Advantage mI Since early August, Harris has been influenced little by Trump's strength on economic issues, according to exit polls, a development that could be troubling for the vice president given that the economy remains the most important issue motivating voters.
The race is primarily tied in Michigan, MdI Harris had 48% support among likely voters and Mr. Trump had 47%, which is within the poll's margin of error. In Wisconsin, a state where polls tend to overestimate support for Democrats, MI Harris received 49% of the vote compared to 47% for Mr. Trump.
Surveys also showed that MI Harris held a 9 percentage point lead over Mr. Trump in second placee A congressional district in Nebraska, whose single electoral vote can be decisive in the Electoral College.
the times Siena College also surveyed the presidential race in Ohio, which is not considered a key state for the White House but is home to one of the most contentious Senate races in the country. Trump leads by 6 points in Ohio, while Democratic Senator Sherrod Brown leads his Republican rival, Bernie Moreno, by four points.
Exit polls found that 80% of black voters in Michigan, Wisconsin, and Ohio intended to vote for ADI Harris, and 13% for Mr. Trump. Another 7% of black voters said they did not know who to vote for. Although mI Harris has a huge advantage among black voters, 80% smaller than Joe Biden won nationally four years ago.
In Michigan and Wisconsin, voters were more likely to say M policies.I It would help Harris if she said her policies would be harmful: 41% to 40%. But 46% of voters in both states said Trump's policies would benefit them.
After the economy, abortion is the second most important issue for voters in Michigan and Wisconsin, where 18% said it was their top consideration, compared to 13% in May. When it came to abortion, Michigan voters favored MI Harris to Mr. Trump by 20 points and Wisconsin by 13 points.
Mr. Trump's greatest weakness relates to his behavior. In Wisconsin, 55% of undecided voters said his behavior, honesty and ability to serve as president were their top concerns. In Michigan, the number was lower, at 47 percent.
There are fewer undecided voters who are concerned about M's personality and temperamentI Harris. Only 10% of voters in Michigan and Wisconsin said his character or governance was their main concern, while 19% expressed concern about his integrity.
The margin of sampling error among likely voters is about plus or minus 4 percentage points for each poll.
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