Many polls have shown that the Democratic Party has narrowed its deficit since Kamala Harris launched her presidential bid after Joe Biden’s exit.
US Vice President Kamala Harris, who is the most likely candidate to replace Joe Biden in the November 5 presidential election, has narrowed her margin over Donald Trump, according to the latest polls.
Her support among non-white voters and within her party has grown significantly.
What do the polls say?
The latest Wall Street Journal poll shows Harris and Trump neck and neck in a two-person matchup, 49% to 47%. However, the report said it was within a margin of error of plus or minus 3.1 percentage points.
Earlier this month, Trump had a six-point lead over Biden before dropping out of the race.
According to a New York Times/Sienna College poll of 1,142 likely voters nationwide between July 22 and 24, Trump leads Harris 48% to 47% among likely voters.
That’s a significant improvement for Democrats after trailing Biden by six percentage points earlier this month.
In addition, polls show that Trump currently leads Harris by 48% to 46% among registered voters. Earlier, he led Biden by nine percentage points among registered voters.
Harris’ advantage has come primarily from parts of the Democratic coalition that previously swayed Biden.
A month ago, in a New York Times poll, the American president received only 59 percent of black registered voters. However, Harris is now expected to get 69% of their votes. In addition, Harris has also increased his party’s share of Hispanic voters from 45% to 57% and voters under 30 from 46% to 56%.
Kamala Harris announced her candidacy
Harris signed the form on Saturday, officially declaring his candidacy for President of the United States. “I will work hard to get every vote. And in November, our grassroots campaign will win,” she shared on X.
It came after 81-year-old US President Joe Biden announced on July 21 that he was dropping out of the presidential race and endorsed Harris as the party’s nominee. Harris has received further support from former US President Barack Obama and former First Lady Michelle Obama.
The US vice president has secured the support of a majority of Democratic delegates and looks set to be formally nominated at the party’s convention next month.