New poll shows how Kamala Harris’ lead over Trump has ‘disappeared’ since JD Vance ‘won’ debate
Kamala Harris is slumping in the polls against Donald Trump as the memory of her debate against the former president fades amid an ever-evolving news cycle.
The vice presidential position declined shortly after Trump’s running mate Sen. J.D. Vance scored a definitive debate victory against Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz last week, a new poll shows.
In September, after Harris and Trump faced off for the first time, the VP was ahead with 50 percent to her rival’s 45 percent. It was her strongest performance yet the Yahoo News/YouGov poll.
In the same survey, Harris is now ahead by just 2 percent at 48 percent to 46 percent, which is a gap within the poll’s margin of error.
A new study shows that Vice President Kamala Harris’ lead over Donald Trump is shrinking as one gets further away from their first debate last month
The latest results come after Trump’s running mate Senator JD Vance (left) was seen as the clear winner of the debate against Minnesota Governor Tim Walz (right) last week.
And among likely voters, the vice president’s lead disappears completely, with an even split of 47 percent.
Of the 1,714 American adults polled in the latest survey conducted Oct. 2-4, most thought Vance was the clear winner of the VP debate.
Forty-one percent of Americans who watched or closely followed the debate coverage on Tuesday, Oct. 1, said Trump’s choice won, compared to 32 percent who said Vice President Kamala Harris’ running mate was the winner.
Quick polls after the vice-presidential debate showed the Ohio senator as the winner, but Yahoo/YouGov polls show the margin between the two men was wider than initially expected.
When the latest poll includes third-party candidates against Harris and Trump, 46 percent of registered voters prefer the Democratic vice president, compared to 45 percent who say they will vote for the former president.
Harris still leads Trump, but within the polls’ margin of error
The results paint a similar picture of what has been the case since Harris entered this race this summer: the 2024 presidential contest is still far too close to call.
Although Vance had a very good night debating Walz, it doesn’t appear that his performance moved the needle in Trump’s favor in any significant way.
Both candidates receive positive performance ratings, with 59 percent saying Vance was excellent or good and 52 percent saying the same about Walz.