Less than a month before the presidential elections in USA November 5, the latest polls indicate a slight advantage for the Democratic candidate, Kamala Harris, over her Republican rival, Donald Trump.
According to the latest survey published by the New York Timesthe vice president has a 49% voting intention nationwidewhile trump has a 46%. Furthermore, the survey carried out with the Siena College points out that a 9% of Republican voters changed their decision and would lean towards the Democrat.
Kamala Harris goes for the vote of moderate Republicans
Harris is trying to win over a part of this electorate based on the hypothesis that some moderate Republicans don’t want another Trump presidency.
With this objective, last week he led a campaign event with the former Republican congresswoman Liz Cheneya strong opponent of her party’s candidate.
In addition, she reiterated that she will appoint a Republican to her cabinet if she is elected president.
Elections in the United States: what the polls predict
The previous survey of New York Timespublished in mid-September, predicted a tie between the two candidates at the national level, with 47% each.
However, due to the indirect voting method implemented in USAvoting intention does not necessarily determine who will win the election. The result will depend on what happens in the swing states, where polls show a technical tie between both candidates.
For example, in 2016, Hilary Clinton led Trump in every poll and ultimately received more votes, although that was not enough to win the presidency and she lost to the Republican anyway.
The replacement of the New York Times questioned 3,385 voters throughout the country between September 29 and October 6. The margin of error is about 2.4 points.
Source: Ambito
