Trump, Harris Locked In Dead Heat In Major Battleground States, Poll Shows

Former president Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris are virtually tied in two key swing states, according to a new New York Times and Siena College poll.

Among 688 likely voters in Michigan, 48% support Harris while 47% say they would back Trump, the latest poll shows. The race is similarly tight in Wisconsin, where Harris currently has 49% of the vote and Trump has 47%, a narrowing gap that points to Trump’s strength with voters on economic issues and is within poll’s margin of error, the NYT reported Saturday.

In early August, Harris maintained a lead of four points in both Wisconsin and Michigan, according to a prior NYT/Siena College poll. However, President Joe Biden was nearly tied with Trump in a May poll of voters from the states.

The new NYT/Siena College poll, which surveyed a total of 2,055 likely voters from Sept. 21 to Sept. 26, also reflects a six point lead for Trump in Ohio. Of likely voters across all three states, 27% said