Harris is aware of the high stakes and has largely stepped off the campaign trail. Published: September 9, 2024 12:30 AM IST By Edited by US Vice-President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump go into their first debate on Tuesday tied in a national poll of likely voters by The New York Times and Siena College published on Sunday. Trump leads Harris (48 per cent against 47 per cent) in the poll, which has an error margin of 3 per cent.
The race remains largely unchanged, the New York Times reported from July, when Harris took over the Democratic ticket from President Joe Biden, citing a poll it had published then. Trump “may have had a rough month following the president’s departure and amid the burst of excitement that the vice-president brought to the Democratic ticket”, the report said, adding, “the poll suggests his support remains remarkably resilient”. The race is similarly tied in the seven battleground states surveyed by the New York Times with Harris either ahead of Trump or tied — Wisconsin (50 per cent – 47 per cent), Michigan (49 per cent – 47 per cent), Pennsylvania (49 per cent – 48 per cent), Nevada (48 per cent – 48 per cent), Arizona (48 per cent – 48 per cent), Georgia (48per cent – 48 per cent) and North Carolina (48 per cent – 48 per cent).
The Vice President is ahead of the former President, with 48.1% to 46.7% in the national polls average by RealClearPolitics, and 47.
3% to 44.2% in the weighted average by FiveThirtyEight. The first presidential debate between Harris and Trump is scheduled for Tuesday in Philadelphia, and as of now, it may be the sole debate of this cycle.
With early polling commencing in several states this month and fewer than 60 days remaining until the conclusion of voting by mail or in person on November 5, time is a luxury neither candidate can afford to squander in reversing any setbacks. This is particularly true for Harris, who confronts her most crucial challenge of this race on Tuesday. Harris is aware of the high stakes and has largely stepped off the campaign trail, having been in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania since Thursday to prepare for the debate.
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