Kamala Harris Narrowly Takes The Lead Over Donald Trump, New Poll Finds
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Democratic nominee Kamala Harris is leading her Republican opponent Donald Trump by just 3% as the race for the 2024 U.S. presidential election slides into its final month, an October 8 New York Times/Siena College poll reveals.
According to the poll conducted between September 29 to October 6 amongst 3,385 likely voters, the polled electorate favored the former top prosecutor to Trump by 49% to 46%, respectively.
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The poll’s results mark the first time since July that Harris leads the one-time reality television star in the New York Times/Siena College poll, with the media outlet indicating that the current U.S. vice president may be making gains in regards to concerns about “temperament, trust and change that can be critical in a presidential race.”
The race to the Oval Office has been largely considered too close to call, with national polling showing the two opposing candidate’s deadlocked.
The results of the New York Times/Siena College poll stand in stark contrast to Polymarket’s official 2024 Election Forecast, which shows Harris trailing Trump 46% to 52% as of Tuesday morning.
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