Trump narrowed the gap with Harris to 3 percentage points

Dina Mahmoud (Washington, London)

The results of a new Reuters/Ipsos poll showed that the Democratic candidate for the US presidential elections, Kamala Harris, led her Republican rival, Donald Trump, by three percentage points, with 46% compared to 43% .
The poll, conducted over a period of 4 days, showed that Trump has the confidence of potential voters who care about a range of economic issues. Harris led Trump by 6 points in the poll between September 20 and 23. As the intense competition between the two sides of the race for the White House enters its final month, -analysis after the US presidential elections has confirmed that several internal and external developments could have a significant impact on its results. weeks.
Among these developments is the expansion of the current military buildup in the Middle East region to extend to Lebanon, after being limited to the Gaza Strip for almost a year. This has alarming regional consequences, in addition to the devastating Hurricane Helen, which hit several regions of the southeastern United States, killing more than 200 people and causing widespread material loss in states such as Georgia, Florida, Tennessee and Virginia.
The list of these developments also includes a strike organized by tens of thousands of port workers along the Gulf of Mexico and the east coast of the United States, which continued for several days at the beginning of this month, paralyzing the economy in what was described as the largest number since 1977, before an initial agreement was reached to close the curtain on the strike, which was expected to have losses of about $3.8 billion in the week.
Analysts stressed that how they deal with these issues represents a sudden and decisive test for the campaigns of both candidates, due to their fierce competition to win the votes of reluctant voters, with the – a continuous collection that they like, even as the vote. date approaching.
According to statements published by the Associated Press news agency on its website, the developments of these three files, and the positions of Harris and Trump about them, could contribute to shaping the general mood on the American street, and determining voter trends in the swing states, in the remaining few weeks of the campaign.
The two candidates for vice president, both on the Democratic and Republican tickets, took advantage of the debate that brought them together at the beginning of this month, to review the position of the two campaigns in relation to the conflict is taking place in the Middle East today, and how it should be dealt with.
Tim Walz, the candidate on the Harris ticket for representative, promised that America would be blessed with “sustainable leadership.” As for his Republican colleague, JD Vance said Trump’s success in returning to the White House would open the door to adopting a policy of “peace through strength,” as he said.