Does Kamala Harris, who has received Joe Biden's endorsement for the US presidency, have a better chance than him of defeating Donald Trump? Here's what the polls say.
President Joe Biden on Sunday announced that he was resigning from running for office President of the United States. In a follow-up tweet, Vice President Kamala Harris expressed his support. The vice president said she “intends to earn and win this nomination.” Polls carried out in recent weeks, both after the presidential debate and the assassination attempt Donald Trumpindicated that Harris could count on similar support as Joe Biden. At the same time, the vice president USA he copes with them better than other people mentioned as potential Democratic Party presidential candidates.
Polls: How Kamala Harris is doing
In a YouGov poll for CBS News conducted July 16-18, Kamala Harris received 48 percent support against Donald Trump, who could count on 51 percent. In the same poll, Biden received 47 percent to Trump's 52 percent. In turn, a YouGov poll for the Economist conducted July 13-16 showed Harris would also lose to the Republican by a margin of 39 percent to 44 percent, while Biden would lose by a margin of 41 percent to 43 percent.
An Ipsos poll for Reuters conducted July 16 showed Harris tied with Trump at 44 percent. Biden was on 41 percent to Trump's 43 percent. A poll conducted by Bendixen & Amandi between July 2 and 6 showed Harris beating Trump 42 percent to 41 percent.
NBC News summarizes the chances of the potential new candidate by providing an average of polls conducted from June 30 to July 18. According to them, Kamala Harris can count on 46 percent of the vote, to Donald Trump's 47 percent. The current president, meanwhile, has 45 percent support in average polls. According to a summary analysis of polls by “The Hill,” Harris is losing to Trump by an average of 2 percentage points. Biden's results were similar, as he was losing by about 2.5 percentage points.
To win the Democratic Party nomination, Kamala Harris must win the support of a majority of Democrats before the Democratic National Convention in mid-August.
Forbes, The Hill, tvn24.pl
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