Recent polls from The New York Times, The Philadelphia Inquirer, and Siena College reveal a tight race between former President Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris among likely voters. According to these polls, conducted mainly before Trump’s second assassination attempt in just over two months, Harris holds a slight edge in Pennsylvania, a crucial battleground state, with a lead of 4 percentage points (50% to 46%).

On the national stage, Trump and Harris are evenly matched, each garnering 47% of support from voters. The upcoming Nov. 5 election will see these two presidential candidates face off to determine the next president of the United States.

The surveys also highlight persistent voter concern about the state of the economy. In Pennsylvania, 77% of likely voters describe the economy as either poor or fair, with just 22% rating it as excellent or good. The polls indicate that Trump’s standing on economic and immigration issues (54% support each) remains consistent with pre-debate figures from September 10.

Mitchell Wallace, a 33-year-old wastewater technician from Englewood, Florida, expressed dissatisfaction with Harris’s record on border issues, commenting, “I really don’t feel like she did anything with the border when she was a vice president, I felt like it was a laughing joke,” according to The Times. Wallace, an independent voter who supported Trump in 2020, intends to vote for him again.

The Times/Inquirer/Siena College polls show Trump’s national favorability at 47%, a notable increase from earlier this year, even when he was trailing President Joe Biden, who was then the leading Democratic candidate. In contrast, Harris has a 48% favorability rating overall and a 51% favorability rating in Pennsylvania, where her approval was just 42% in early July.

Trump is perceived more favorably than Harris for his candor and international respect, with 51% of respondents believing Trump would “bring about the right kind of change,” compared to 49% for Harris. Additionally, the polls reveal that more voters consider Harris to be too liberal compared to those who view Trump as too conservative.

In terms of debate performance, 67% of voters think Harris did well, whereas only 40% believe Trump performed adequately. The surveys were conducted between September 11 and 16, involving 2,437 likely voters. The margin of error for the national poll is plus or minus 3 percentage points, while the margin for the Pennsylvania poll is plus or minus 3.8 percentage points.

{Matzav.com}