Trump Overtakes Kamala Harris In Latest NBC Poll As Momentum Builds
Former President Donald Trump is once again in the lead over Vice President Kamala Harris in NBC News’ latest presidential survey after weeks of trailing.
In a pure head-to-head matchup, Trump remains tied with Harris at 48 percent each. In an expanded ballot, which includes third-party candidates such as Cornel West and Dr. Jill Stein, Trump’s lead expands to one points at 47 percent to 46 percent.
“In the new poll — which was conducted Oct. 4-8 — Harris gets support from 48% of registered voters in a head-to-head matchup, while Trump gets an identical 48%. Another 4% say they are undecided or wouldn’t vote for either option when forced to choose between those two major-party candidates,” NBC News reported.
The latest result represents a massive shift from September’s poll, which found Harris leading over her Republican rival by five points, 49 percent to 44 percent. With an expanded ballot, Trump’s support was measured at 47 percent compared to 46 percent for Harris, while an additional seven percent of respondents expressed support for additional candidates or remained undecided.
The two candidates also experienced similar shifts in terms of popularity, the latest poll found. In September, 40 percent of respondents expressed a positive view of the former president while 53 percent expressed a negative opinion. October’s poll measured a three-point jump in Trump’s overall popularity while the opposite was true for Harris, whose favorability declined from 48 percent to 43 percent.
NBC Poll: Impression of Candidates
Trump
Positive 43%
Negative 51%Harris
Positive 43%
Negative 49%
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Last month:
Trump
Positive 40%
Negative 53%Harris
Positive 48%
Negative 45%— Steve Kornacki (@SteveKornacki) October 13, 2024
The poll also measured former President Trump’s retroactive job performance approval rating at 48 percent, higher than it ever was during the Trump presidency. A majority of respondents, 45 percent, stated that the Biden-Harris Administration’s policies are “hurting” them, while just 25 percent stated that they are benefiting.
NBC’s poll kept in line with another Sunday release from the Wall Street Journal, which found Trump leading Harris 46 percent to 45 percent nationwide. The Journal found that swing states were too close to call.
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