In new polling done by Quinnipiac University measuring the current state of the presidential race in Pennsylvania, Democratic presidential nominee and current Vice President Kamala Harris is ahead of Republican pick Donald Trump — by quite a bit!
Quinnipiac’s write-up of the polling notes that Pennsylvania is “viewed as a must-win state in the path to the White House.” And Harris was at 51 percent of the support, with Trump down at 45 percent. The polling was among likely voters, and it also included presidential candidates from outside the major political parties, including the Green Party’s Jill Stein and the Libertarian Party’s Chase Oliver. Those two were at a single percentage point apiece.
Naming only Harris and Trump for poll respondents gave the Democrat a lead of still five percentage points over Trump.
Harris and Trump are both highly prioritizing Pennsylvania for in-person visits ahead of the rapidly approaching general election. And the two’s highly publicized, closely watched debate held last week and hosted by ABC News was in Philadelphia. The face-off may be their last of this election cycle, with Trump now opposing — in contrast with earlier statements — holding any more debates.
In general, Harris has been doing better in polling than President Joe Biden was faring just before he dropped out of the presidential race in July, endorsing Harris as his replacement. Harris subsequently has seen promising results from general election polling undertaken at both the national level and in key states, though she has emphasized not wanting to put too much credence in the numbers.
Harris returned to Philadelphia on Tuesday for an interview with the National Association of Black Journalists, where she emphasized wanting to turn the page on Trump. “I do believe that I offer a new generation of leadership for our country that is about, in particular, turning the page on an era that sadly has shown us attempts by some to incite fear, to create division in our country,” she said.
