According to updated information from sociologists, US vice president and US presidential candidate from the Democratic Party Kamala Harris is 2% ahead of the former president, representatives of the Republican Party Donald Trump in the most important state of Pennsylvania, the votes of voters of which can determine the outcome of the election. This is reported by "Politico".
The poll, conducted by a bipartisan team for AARP, found Kamala Harris with 49% of likely voters, Donald Trump with 47%. 3% were undecided.
The poll, conducted Sept. 17-24 by telephone and online mail, was the first poll conducted by AARP in the state since President Joe Biden officially dropped out of the race. After that, it was not known what the mood of the voters was.
Sociologists clarified that Donald Trump is ahead of Kamala Harris only among voters aged 65 and over. Those voters cited inflation and high prices as the main issues that would prevent them from supporting a Democratic candidate for president again.
50% of likely voters retrospectively approve of Trump's performance as president, while 49% disapprove. As for Harris, 45% approve of her performance as vice president, while 52% disapprove. Pollsters say this is at odds with their personal approval ratings, where Trump trails by 7 percentage points.
Kamala Harris leads among women by 19 points, while Donald Trump leads men by 16 points.