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BeyondGeography

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Thu Jul 25, 2024, 02:50 PM Jul 2024

Harris pulls within one point of Trump in the new NYT/Siena poll [View all]

A five-point gain from Trump +6 to Trump +1 likely voters.

Vice President Kamala Harris begins a 103-day sprint for the presidency in a virtual tie with former President Donald J. Trump, according to the latest New York Times/Siena College poll, as her fresh candidacy was quickly reuniting a Democratic Party that had been deeply fractured over President Biden.

Just days after the president abandoned his campaign under pressure from party leaders, the poll showed Democrats rallying behind Ms. Harris as the presumptive nominee, with only 14 percent saying they would prefer another option. An overwhelming 70 percent of Democratic voters said they wanted the party to speedily consolidate behind her rather than engage in a more competitive and drawn-out process.

Her swift reassembling of the Democratic coalition appeared to help narrow Mr. Trump’s significant advantage over Mr. Biden of only a few weeks ago. Ms. Harris was receiving 93 percent support from Democrats, the same share that Mr. Trump was getting from Republicans.

Overall, Mr. Trump leads Ms. Harris 48 percent to 47 percent among likely voters in a head-to-head match. That is a marked improvement for Democrats when compared to the Times/Siena poll in early July that showed Mr. Biden behind by six percentage points, in the aftermath of the poor debate performance that eventually drove him from the race.

https://www.nytimes.com/2024/07/25/us/politics/poll-kamala-harris-donald-trump.html?unlocked_article_code=1.900.BIOJ.2FmNVs_IWqZp&smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare&sgrp=c-cb

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This has to be driving him nuts GusBob Jul 2024 #1
A sprint is our advantage, IMO. CrispyQ Jul 2024 #2
Agreed. orange jar Jul 2024 #3
Reminds me of something this guy said BeyondGeography Jul 2024 #5
He's a gem! -nt CrispyQ Jul 2024 #7
Around this time last week... BlueCheeseAgain Jul 2024 #4
Probably means she's up a few points Johnny2X2X Jul 2024 #6
No the NYT-Sienna is still a right wing poll standingtall Jul 2024 #8
It always reminds me of Bobby Heenan calling wrestling matches sarisataka Jul 2024 #9
Focus on GOTV Aepps22 Jul 2024 #10
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