Her short race is already paying off: According to a poll, Kamala Harris is inspiring voters who were alienated by Joe Biden. Nevertheless, the Democrats should not celebrate too soon.
According to new polls, US presidential candidate Kamala Harris is ahead of her challenger Donald Trump in three important states. According to polls published by The New York Times and Siena College, the Democrat has 50 percent of likely voters in Wisconsin, Pennsylvania and Michigan. Republican Trump would therefore have 46 percent in all three states.
According to the US electoral system based on electoral college, the three populous states in the Midwest are considered the key to victory for both parties. US presidential elections are often decided in the so-called swing states, which cannot be clearly assigned to one of the two political camps.
Joe Biden scared away voters – Kamala Harris brought them back
This reverses the poll results in the three states where Trump was either tied with or just ahead of incumbent President Joe Biden, who until recently was himself running for another term in the White House, for almost a year.
However, the Biden administration’s support for Israel’s actions in the Gaza Strip led to protests and resistance in the states. This was especially true in Michigan among some liberal, Muslim-American and Arab-American groups. Around 200,000 people in Wisconsin, Pennsylvania and Michigan were not prepared to support Biden in the Democratic primaries, citing Gaza policy as their reason for doing so.
After Biden withdrew his presidential candidacy and left the race to his Vice President Kamala Harris, the Democratic campaign is gaining new momentum. Harris has publicly expressed support for human rights for the Palestinians and changed the Democrats’ tone, even if she has not revealed any significant political differences with Biden on the issue.
Democratic duo causes Trump’s popularity ratings to shrink
In the state of Pennsylvania, Harris’ popularity among registered voters jumped by ten percentage points in just one month, according to a poll conducted by the New York Times and Siena College. Voters said Harris was more intelligent than Trump and more suitable to govern the country.
Among Democrats, satisfaction with the election of their candidates in the three states has shot up by 27 percentage points since May.
Democrats are taking heart from the enthusiasm surrounding Harris’ candidacy, with many expressing relief since Biden, 81, dropped out of the race for the White House.
Harris’ decision to select Minnesota Governor Tim Walz as her running mate also appears to have given the US Democrats a further boost. The enthusiasm for the new duo Harris and Walz has slowed down the increasing support for Trump that he had enjoyed after the assassination attempt on him on July 13 and the Republican Party Convention.
Democrats should not rejoice too soon
Observers, however, warn Democrats against being too optimistic as Trump continues to lead in national polls. According to the new poll, voters continue to favor Trump on key issues such as the economy and immigration, while Harris is 24 percentage points ahead of Trump on the question of who can be trusted more on the issue of abortion.
The race between Harris and Trump is likely to be close. A lot can still change before the presidential election on November 5.
Source: Stern
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