Harris leads Trump by 5 percentage points in an NBC News poll and by 4 percentage points in a poll held by CBS News…reports Asian Lite News
Vice President Kamala Harris leads Republican rival Donald Trump by 5 percentage points in an NBC News poll released on Sunday that found that respondents have come to see her more favorably since she emerged as the Democratic candidate for president.
Asked about their views of Harris since she became the nominee, 48 percent of 1,000 registered voters surveyed said it was positive compared to 32 percent in July — the largest jump among politician ratings polled by NBC since President George W. Bush’s favorability rose after the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks.
Asked about Trump, 40 percent of those polled said they viewed him positively compared to 38 percent in July, the news network said. The poll, conducted Sept. 13-17, has a margin of error of 3 percentage points.
A separate CBS News poll also found Harris leading Trump, by 4 percentage points, 52 percent to 48 percent, among likely voters, with a margin of error rate of plus or minus 2 percentage points. The findings are broadly in line with other recent national polls, including those by Reuters/Ipsos, that show a close contest heading into the Nov. 5 election.
While national surveys offer important signals on the views of the electorate, the state-by-state results of the Electoral College determine the winner, with a handful of battleground states likely to be decisive.
Trump, 78, is making his third consecutive bid for the White House after losing to Joe Biden in 2020, which he continues to falsely blame on widespread voter fraud while facing federal and state criminal charges over efforts to overturn the election results. Harris, 59, is a former senator and prosecutor now serving under Biden. She would be the first woman to serve as president in the nation’s 248-year history.
“She’s been able to change this from a race that was a referendum on Joe Biden to a race that is a referendum on Donald Trump,” Amy Walter, publisher and editor in chief of the nonpartisan Cook Political Report, told NBC’s “Meet the Press.”
In CBS’ poll of 3,129 registered voters surveyed Sept. 18-20, Harris edged up 2 percentage points after a 50-50 split in August, shored by her performance in the Sept. 10 debate and brightening economic news.
Harris to release new economic proposals
Harris plans to roll out a new set of economic policies this week that aim to help Americans build wealth and set economic incentives for businesses to aid that goal, three sources with knowledge of the matter said.
The new policies, which have not been previously reported and could be announced in Pittsburgh on Wednesday, come as undecided voters continue to ask for more information about how Harris would help them economically if she were elected president in November, including those in critical swing states, the sources said.
Harris, speaking to reporters on Sunday after Reuters reported the expected rollout, said she would outline her vision for the economy in a speech this week.
She added that the plan is about investing in the aspirations and ambitions of the American people while addressing the challenges they face.
The rollout would follow heated debate in Democratic circles over whether releasing more economic policies so close to election day is a smart strategy.
“It’s not just about affordability, it’s also about showing (voters) they have a path to building wealth,” said one of the sources with direct knowledge of Harris’s economic plans, adding she wanted to show Americans how they can “get a foot in the door.”
None of the sources would provide specific details on the expected new policies, and the Harris campaign would not comment on any new proposals. However, Harris’ 2020 presidential run and President Joe Biden’s administration included plans with similar goals.
In her 2020 campaign, Harris proposed significant pay hikes for the millions of public school teachers, forcing companies to disclose their pay gap between men and women and penalizing those who are not narrowing it. The Biden and Harris administration have pushed to eliminate bias in home appraisals and use the over $700 billion federal contracting budget to buoy minority businesses.
Harris has released a basket of economic policies focused on the high cost of housing, taxes, small business expenses, childcare and goods. Her plans often build on Biden’s policies, like increasing the child tax credit and lifting the corporate tax rate to 28 percent.
Campaign spokesman James Singer did not comment on the story. He told Reuters that Harris “will continue to present her opportunity economy agenda to lower costs, make housing more affordable, and spur economic growth across America.”
Releasing new economic policy with less than 50 days left in a tight presidential election race could mean the new measures never reach crucial voters, some advisers acknowledge.
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