There’s less than two months until the presidential election and former President Donald Trump is ahead in the polls.
According to a national poll of likely voters by The New York Times and Siena College, Trump leads Harris, 48% to 47%.
Trump was also ahead in a Times/Siena poll taken in late July after President Joe Biden dropped out of the race.
Harris’ popularity did increase after she was brought on as the Democratic president, but support for Trump is resilient.
The national results agree with polls in battleground states that will ultimately decide the presidential election.
Both candidates have little chance to change the electorate — support and opinions of Trump are largely stable, while Harris remains unknown to many.
Trump has a 13-percentage-point advantage on economy issues; Harris has a 15-percentage-point advantage on abortion.
Harris’ affiliation with President Joe Biden has been of some concern as people criticize how the administration handled of some issues. About half of voters, mostly Republicans, said Harris is at least partially to blame for rising prices and what issues occurred during the withdrawal from Afghanistan.
Some leaning toward Harris said they still hoped to learn more about her and her policies.
“I don’t know what Kamala’s plans are,” said Dawn Conley, a 48-year-old small-business owner in Knoxville, Tenn.
Conley is leaning toward Trump has not decided.
“It’s kind of hard to make a decision when you don’t know what the other party’s platform is going to be,” she said.
