Trump, Harris neck and neck in battleground states with under 48 hours until Election Day, polls find
The New York Times/Siena College polls of likely voters show Trump and Harris are tied in Pennsylvania and Michigan.
In Arizona, Trump is leading Harris 49-45%, while Harris is ahead of Trump 49-46% in Nevada, 49-47% in Wisconsin, 48-46% in North Carolina and 48-47% in Georgia.
A total of 7,879 likely voters were surveyed across the seven battleground states between Oct. 24 to Nov. 2, with 1,025 in Arizona, 1,004 in Georgia, 998 in Michigan, 1,010 in Nevada, 1,010 in North Carolina, 1,527 in Pennsylvania and 1,305 in Wisconsin, according to The New York Times. The polls have a margin of error of 3.5%.
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Former President Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris at recent campaign events in North Carolina. (AP/Evan Vucci/Jacquelyn Martin)
Of the 8% of voters who indicated that they only recently decided who they were voting for, 55% said they are backing Harris, compared to 44% for Trump, The New York Times reported.
The newspaper also reported that 11% of voters still remain undecided or persuadable, down from 16% a month ago.
Across all the battleground states, 24% of the likely voters said the economy – which includes jobs and the stock market – is their top issue, followed by abortion with 18% and immigration with 15%.
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Trump speaks at a campaign rally in Savannah, Georgia, on Sept. 24. (Brandon Bell/Getty Images)
Harris is underperforming compared to President Biden in 2020 among younger voters, Black voters and Latino voters, according to The New York Times.
In Pennsylvania, incumbent Sen. Bob Casey, a Democrat, is leading challenger David McCormick 50-45%, which is down from nine points in September, the newspaper says.
In Wisconsin, the polls show incumbent Democrat Sen. Tammy Baldwin’s lead over Republican Eric Hovde is narrowing as well, as it’s currently 50-46%, which is down from eight points around a month ago, The New York Times adds.
Vice President Kamala Harris speaks during a campaign rally on Saturday, Nov. 2, at the PNC Music Pavilion in Charlotte, North Carolina. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)
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The race for Michigan’s open Senate seat is also closely contested, with Democrat Rep. Elissa Slotkin leading Republican challenger Mike Rogers 48-46%, the polls show.
Greg Norman is a reporter at Fox News Digital.
