According to the latest Ipsos poll commissioned by ABC News Kamala Harris has 51 percent supportwhich means that increased its advantage over Donald Trump (47%) to 4 percentage points. on a national scale.
In the previous study from October 8 by the same studio, the vice president could count on 2 percentage points advantages over a republican.
However, the television emphasizes that due to the nature of the United States electoral system the election result still stands unclear and it is not possible to indicate a democrat as a clear favorite. So the key issue remains turnout and mobilization of individual voter groups.
US elections. Kamala Harris increased her lead over Donald Trump
ABC News reports that, according to a poll, Kamala Harris has improved her ratings among Latinos, as well as suburban women and black people. Donald Trump, however, increased his support in the electorate rural and among young and white men without higher education.
US citizens surveyed also have better opinion of Kamala Harristaking into account the individual characteristics of the candidates. According to respondents, a democrat has a better result “the mental acuity needed to perform office effectively” (11 percentage points advantage over Donald Trump – while he was the candidate Joe Bidenthe Republican was ahead of the incumbent president by 31 percentage points).
Those questioned also indicate that Kamala Harris has as well better physical health (advantage by 29 percentage points); is seen for more honest and trustworthy (15 percentage points advantage), and is also to be the opinion of those surveyed more willing to understand problems ordinary people (10 percentage point advantage).
For American voters, the most important issues at the national level are: the economy (this is an important topic for 90 percent of respondents), rising prices (85 proc.), protecting democracy (81 proc.), concern for the middle class (76 proc.), crime and safety and health care system (75% of responses each), migration situation on the border with Mexico (69 proc.), abortion (61%) and conflict in the Middle East (53 proc.).
Kamala Harris or Donald Trump? They will decide “swing-states”
Ultimately, it is about who will win the presidential elections, the final of which will take place on Tuesday, November 5the residents will decide individual states. About the details of the electoral system in force in United States, we write here.
The most important from the perspective of victory remain the so-called swing-statesi.e. swing states in which the final vote result remains unknown. These regions include: Arizona, Georgia, Michigan, Nevada, North Carolina, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin.