Democratic United States (U.S.) Vice President Kamala Harris has a narrow 46 percent vs. 43 percent lead over former Republican President Donald Trump, with a grumpy electorate saying the country is on the wrong track, a new Reuters/Ipsos poll showed.
Harris’ lead in the six-day poll, which closed on Monday, was little different from her 45 percent vs. 42 percent lead over Trump in a Reuters/Ipsos poll conducted a week earlier, reinforcing the view that the race is extremely tight just two weeks before the elections on November 5th.
Both polls showed Harris leading within the margin of error, with the latest poll showing her ahead by just two percentage points when using unrounded numbers.
A new poll shows voters have a dim view of the state of the economy and immigration — and generally favor Trump’s approach on these issues.
About 70 percent of registered voters in the poll said their cost of living is on the wrong track, while 60 percent said the economy is headed in the wrong direction and 65 percent said the same about immigration policy.
Voters also said the economy and immigration, along with threats to democracy, were the country’s top concerns. Asked which candidate had a better approach to those issues, Trump led on the economy – 46 percent vs. 38 percent – and on immigration, 48 percent vs. 35 percent.
However, Trump fared poorly on the question of which candidate is better at addressing political extremism and threats to democracy, as Harris leads 42 percent vs. 35 percent. She also leads when it comes to abortion policy and health policy.
