While the surveys found likely and registered voters gave higher marks to Democrat Harris in last week’s debate with her Republican opponent, they showed the race – particularly in the battleground state – remains close, in line with other polling.
US battle deadlocked:
In the national poll, Harris and Trump were tied at 47% among the 2,437 likely voters polled Sept. 11-16, according to a survey by The New York Times, The Philadelphia Inquirer and Siena College. The margin of error was plus or minus 3 percentage points.
However, Harris maintains 4-point advantage, leading 50% to 46% with a margin of error of plus or minus 3.8 percentage points in Pennsylvania, one of seven critical battleground states, according to the Times poll.
Americans look for freedom:
Tight race between the candidates is likely to continue in the state, which is among those along with Arizona, Georgia, Michigan, Nevada, North Carolina, Wisconsin that are seen as likely to determine November’s outcome, showed The Washington Post survey findings.
Among 1,003 Pennsylvania likely and registered voters surveyed Sept. 12 -16, 48% said they would vote for Harris while 47% said they would cast their ballot for Trump – a 1- point difference that falls within the poll’s margin of error of plus or minus 3.6 percentage points. The majority of those polled told the Post they were “extremely motivated” to vote and that protecting American democracy was “extremely important.” But voters were split on which candidate would best protect the nation’s freedoms, with 48% choosing Harris and 45% choosing Trump. Another survey, Reuters/Ipsos polling, showed Harris with a 5 percentage point lead among registered voters, leading Trump 47% to 42%.
(with agency inputs)
