What latest polls say about Trump’s chances against Harris
ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) - Two new polls show the 2024 general election is a virtual toss-up between Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump.
An NPR/PBS News Marist Poll conducted July 22, 2024, shows Trump leading Harris 46% to 45%, with 9% of voters undecided.
Marist’s one-day survey of 1,309 adults was conducted July 22, 2024.
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Democrats across the region and locally are rallying around a new presidential candidate and turning their eyes to the race ahead.
In a new Reuters poll, Harris has opened a two-percentage-point lead over Trump, as she continues to consolidate the Democrat Party’s after Biden’s stunning Sunday announcement he is ending his 2024 reelection bid.
The polls were released after Monday’s national poll by Quinnipiac University that also showed the potential matchup - Harris has not been officially chosen as the Democrat Party’s White House nominee - a dead heat.
The Quinnipiac poll, conducted from Friday, July 19-21, shows Trump receiving 49% and Harris receiving 47% .
Biden is speaking to the nation at 8 p.m. Wednesday night, his first public appearance and address since he ended his reelection bid.
Harris’ first rally as a presidential candidate was in Wisconsin on Tuesday. Speculation also continues to swirl over who Harris will pick as her running mate. Leading contenders are rumored to be three governors — Andy Beshear of Kentucky, Roy Cooper of North Carolina and Josh Shapiro of Pennsylvania — and U.S. Sen. Mark Kelly of Arizona.
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