The latest polls revealed that US Vice President Kamala Harris changed the presidential race this year by outperforming her Republican rival, Donald Trump, in 3 swing states.
Harris will run in the presidential elections scheduled for next November after becoming the nominee of the Democratic Party this month after a vote of party representatives on the Internet that lasted 5 days.
Harris (59 years old) was the only candidate eligible to receive votes in the Democratic Party, after the current US President, Joe Biden, withdrew from the race for the White House last July.
The latest polls conducted by the newspaper showedNew York TimesIn collaboration with Siena College, in the swing states, Harris leads Trump (78 years old) by four points in Pennsylvania, Michigan, and Wisconsin.
This represents a “significant change” compared to previous polls, which found Trump ahead of Harris and Biden by an average of a point or two in the same three states.
According to the New York Times, Harris’ entry into the presidential race turned the foundations on which these elections were based upside down, although it remains difficult to explain why polls fluctuated from one week to the next. or from month to month.
After picking Tim Walz … what are Harris’ chances in Pennsylvania?
Kamala Harris, the Vice President of the USA and the candidate of the Democratic Party for the elections of the USA, chose Tim Walz, the Governor of Minnesota, although the consensus was to choose the Governor of Pennsylvania Josh Shapiro, who could have help her gain broad support in the swing state that both parties are targeting. to win
At least 49 percent of likely voters in Pennsylvania, Michigan and Wisconsin said they had a favorable view of the vice president, a rate neither Harris nor Biden had achieved in any previous poll. The New York Times in collaboration with Siena College in New York Times Hebrew.
In contrast, voters’ views of Trump have not diminished; In fact, his popularity rose slightly to 46 percent in the three states, thus obtaining the highest percentage of support in the history of polls conducted by the same newspaper.
According to the New York Times, this percentage of support for Trump was previously enough to achieve a clear lead over Biden, and the percentage of support fell to 30 percent in early July, but at the time this percentage is not enough to go against Harris.
Biden ended his re-election campaign and announced his withdrawal from the presidential race a few weeks ago after Democratic leaders questioned his health credentials and called for his withdrawal. out of the race, fearing he would lose to the Republican candidate, against a backdrop of poor performance. in the presidential debate.
The fundamental dynamic of the presidential race, according to the New York Times, was driven by the unhappiness of Biden, which made the election a referendum on Trump, as millions of voters were left with a painful choice. between two candidates they did not want to vote for. .
The latest polls found that voters in all three states have no major doubts about Harris, who will become the first woman to hold the office of president in the 248-year history of the United States, if she wins the elections. the next thing. November.
What will Tim Walz contribute to the Kamala Harris campaign?
While Vice President Kamala Harris weighed several choices for her running mate, she finally settled on Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, stepping up from a popular leader, although not completely unknown, who has attracted the support of progressive voters in recent days.
Harris, who is dark-skinned and of Asian descent, was the first woman and person of color to hold the office of Vice President, after President Biden chose her as his running mate in the 2020 elections.
Most say, according to the New York Times, that she is honest, intelligent, brings the right kind of change, has the right temperament to be president, and has a clear vision for the country.
Over the past few weeks, Harris has benefited from very positive media coverage and massive support campaigns from voters who wanted an alternative to older, unpopular candidates who according to the newspaper.
Last July, the Harris campaign rallied Donations of about $310 million, more than double the sums raised by Trump.
Harris, the daughter of immigrants from Jamaica and India, chose Minnesota Governor Tim Walz as her vice presidential candidate. Michigan, two states that always see… a strong struggle between the Democratic and Republican parties.
The New York Times poll doesn’t give an indication of either side, but the wide swing in opinion about Harris over the past few weeks is a reminder that the general public has no fixed opinions about Harris. her.
Harris and Trump agreed to participate in a televised debate on September 10, as the American network ABC announced last week.
