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A batch of new polls found that Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump are neck and neck in key swing states.
Four surveys conducted in the battleground states of Michigan, Minnesota, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin show a much closer race between Ms. Harris and Mr. Trump than when President Biden was on the Democratic ticket.
Before he exited the race, Mr. Biden trailed Mr. Trump in battleground states across the country. Ms. Harris’ rise to the top of the ticket has largely helped erase that deficit in the four crucial states.
The polls conducted by Fox News found that the pair are tied in Michigan and Pennsylvania. In Minnesota, Ms. Harris leads Mr. Trump 52% to 46%, while Mr. Trump holds a one-point lead in Wisconsin.
Just over 1,000 random registered voters from each state were tapped to participate in the surveys, which were conducted from July 22-24. The economy was far and away the leading concern among those surveyed, with immigration coming in second and abortion third.
Voters whose main worries were the economy and immigration were likelier to support Mr. Trump, while voters most concerned with abortion backed Ms. Harris.
Ms. Harris has a higher favorability among voters than Mr. Trump in each state except for Michigan, where the pair are tied.
Both candidates are underwater in favorability, with most voters unhappy with Ms. Harris and Mr. Trump, except in Minnesota, where the vice president had a 51% favorability rating.
Ms. Harris has ridden a tidal wave of momentum, shattering fundraising records and gaining ground in the polls since taking over the ticket from Mr. Biden, who stepped aside after numerous calls from Democratic lawmakers, donors and other supporters to bow out of the race.
Democratic voters across the four battleground states largely supported Ms. Harris as the top candidate to replace Mr. Biden, and three-quarters of surveyed voters approved of the president exiting the contest. Also, two-thirds of voters want the president to finish his term.
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