Donald Trump Ekes Out One Point Lead Over Kamala Harris in New Poll
Former president and Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump has eked out a narrow one-point lead over Democratic rival Kamala Harris in a new national poll by the New York Times and Siena College.
The survey of nearly 1,700 voters shows support for both candidates—Trump at 48 percent and Vice President Harris at 47 percent—within the three-point margin of error, suggesting a virtual dead heat.
Breakdowns show factors that could benefit both candidates. A majority of registered voters, 56 percent, said Trump would be a better economic steward, and 51 rated current economic conditions as poor. As well, 60 percent of likely voters said the next holder of the Oval Office should represent a significant change from President Joe Biden—only 25 percent said Harris represented that change, while 53 percent said Trump did.