Donald Trump has agreed to debate his Democratic counterpart, Kamala Harris, on September 10.
US Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump has agreed to debate his Democratic counterpart Kamala Harris on September 10. The showdown will be hosted by ABC, with additional debates proposed for September 4 and 25 on Fox and NBC, respectively.
This will be the first clash between the two rivals, with polls indicating a tight race.
Trump vs Harris: what the polls predict
Ipsos poll
A recent Ipsos poll published on August 9th shows Kamala Harris leading Donald Trump 42% to 37% in the November 5th election. This shows her growing popularity since a Reuters/Ipsos poll conducted July 22-23 revealed a 37% to 34% lead over Trump.
In a separate poll, Ipsos found that Harris led Trump 42% to 40% in the seven most competitive states in 2020 – Arizona, Georgia, Michigan, Nevada, North Carolina, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin.
YouGov Poll
A CBS/YouGov poll released on August 4 shows Kamala Harris matching Donald Trump. It erased Trump’s growing lead since President Joe Biden dropped his re-election bid. The poll indicates that Harris has a 1% lead over Trump nationwide, compared to Trump’s previous five-point lead over Biden. In swing states, Harris and Trump are equal.
Furthermore, the poll shows that only 51 percent of respondents considered Trump to be mentally capable of the presidency, compared to 64 percent for Harris.
Marist research
An NPR/PBS News/Marist poll shows Harris with a 51-48 percent lead over Trump among key demographic groups, such as black voters, white women with college degrees and women who identify as political independents. Independent voters are crucial swing voters. Harris made significant gains in this group, leading Trump by 9 points (53-44 percent).
The poll also states that Harris made significant gains in suburban areas and among white voters overall, which helped her improve her standing compared to previous polls.
However, Trump still maintains an advantage on economic issues, ahead of Harris by 3 points (51-48 percent). Trump also leads Harris on handling immigration, with a 52% to 46% advantage.
However, on the issue of abortion, Harris has a clear advantage, ahead of Trump by 15 points.
Kamala Harris, who entered the presidential race on July 21 after receiving support from President Joe Biden, chose Tim Walz, the governor of Minnesota, as her running mate. This move comes after Biden dropped out of his campaign and dropped out of the race following a disastrous debate performance against Donald Trump on June 27.
Harris and Walz debuted their joint campaign at a rally in Philadelphia, marking the beginning of their bid to take on Republican Trump and his running mate, JD Vance, in the upcoming presidential election.
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