Kamala Harris takes huge lead over Trump in these four crucial states
Vice President Kamala Harris has taken a convincing lead over former President Donald Trump in four key states in the presidential race.
According to the latest Bloomberg News/Morning Consult survey, there has been a major change from when President Joe Biden was still in the race and Trump had a lead in the swing states.
Overall, the race is a toss-up, with the poll showing Harris at 48 percent to Trump’s 47 percent in seven swing states. That’s the reverse of the two-point lead Trump held in the swing states before Biden dropped out of the race.
But Harris is now ahead in Arizona, Michigan, Nevada and Wisconsin.
Kamala Harris has erased Donald Trump’s lead in swing states since President Biden dropped out of the race, new polls show
The poll shows Harris with a massive 11-point lead over Trump in the crucial state of Michigan. She also holds two-point leads in Arizona, Nevada and Wisconsin.
The race between Harris and Trump is now tied in Georgia. The vice president got a big welcome on Tuesday when more than 10,000 people turned out for her first rally as a presumptive presidential candidate in Atlanta.
The poll shows Trump with a two-point lead in North Carolina, a state he won in 2020, and a four-point lead in Pennsylvania.
Harris appears to be getting a boost in the crucial states as voters’ interest in the presidential election increases.
More than a third of voters in the seven swing states said they would be more likely to vote in a race between Harris and Trump.
Forty-nine percent of Black voters said they were much more likely to vote, 40 percent of Gen Z voters said they were much more likely to vote, and 44 percent of Hispanic voters said they were more likely to vote in November.
Vice President Kamala Harris arrives at her rally in Atlanta on July 30. New polls show a tie in Georgia
On the issues, the poll finds that Harris doesn’t carry the same baggage as the former president.
When asked who they trust more when it comes to the economy, Trump still comes in first.
But in a race between Harris and Trump, 42 percent trust Harris more than Trump’s 50 percent. When Biden was running, only 37 percent trusted him more to handle the economy, while 51 percent trusted Trump more.
The issue that could give Trump an edge in the battle in swing states is immigration.
The poll found that 40 percent of respondents said the vice president has had a somewhat or very negative influence on policy during his time under Biden.
Donald Trump arrives to speak at a campaign rally in St. Cloud, MN on July 27. The former president returns to Georgia for a rally on Saturday at the same location where Harris held her rally on Tuesday.
It comes as the Trump campaign’s first ad attacking Harris this week focused on the border. But the Harris campaign pushed back, releasing its own video in response.