The New York Times raised concerns on Friday regarding Vice President Kamala Harris’s standing, as their latest survey shows her neck-and-neck with ex-President Donald Trump nationwide.
Conducted by the Times in partnership with Siena College, this poll surveyed 2,516 likely voters between October 20-23, revealing a 48% tie between Harris and Trump.
“The result, coming less than two weeks before Election Day, and as millions of Americans have already voted, is not encouraging for Ms. Harris,” the Times said about the poll.
“[Democrats] have been looking to Ms. Harris to build a strong national lead as a sign that she would do well in such critical swing states as Michigan, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin.”
One troubling indicator is that only 28% of participants believe the country is on the right path.
“And voters continue to be pessimistic about the direction of the country, a measure that historically has been a danger sign for the party in power,” liberal media outlet stated.
The Times reported that Harris seems to have lost ground among probable voters since their prior poll.
“Ms. Harris’s position, if anything, may have declined among likely voters since the last Times/Siena College poll, taken in early October. At the time, she had a slight lead over Mr. Trump, 49 percent to 46 percent,” the newspaper said.
“The change is within the margin of error, but The Times’s national polling average has registered a tightening in polls over the past few weeks as well, suggesting at the very least that this contest has drawn even closer.”
Regarding voters’ top concerns—economy (27%), immigration (15%), and abortion (15%)—Trump garnered more trust on economic matters (52%-45%) and immigration (54%-43%), whereas Harris was more trusted on abortion (55%-40%).
“Now she’s imploding worse than him. She’s actually imploding, if you take a look, because look, I’m not supposed to say it, but we are leading by so much,” Trump said at a Las Vegas rally on Thursday night.
