US Vice President Kamala Harris has narrowly overtaken Donald Trump in election polls. Only on Sunday, President Joe Biden announced that he was withdrawing from the race for the White House.
According to a new poll, US Vice President Kamala Harris has a slight lead over Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump in the favor of potential voters. In the Reuters/Ipsos poll published on Tuesday (local time), Harris is at 44 percent, while Trump is at 42 percent.
The national poll is one of the first since President Joe Biden withdrew from the race for the White House. It was conducted on the two days following Biden’s announcement on Sunday. In the previous week’s poll, Harris and Trump were tied at 44 percent each.
Kamala Harris ahead of Trump in poll
Another poll by PBS News/NPR/Marist, conducted on Monday and released on Tuesday, puts Trump slightly ahead of Harris among registered US voters with 46 percent, while Harris has 45 percent. Nine percent said they were undecided. Taking other candidates into account, Harris and Trump are tied at 42 percent each.
Both the Reuters/Ipsos poll and the PBS News/NPR/Marist survey are within the margin of error.
Biden drops out of race for the White House
According to the PBS News poll, 87 percent of Americans believe Biden’s decision to drop out of the race for the White House was the right one. 41 percent of respondents say Biden’s decision increases the Democrats’ chances of winning the November election. 24 percent, however, say the decision reduces the party’s chances. For 34 percent, it makes no difference.
On Sunday, Biden announced that he would not run again in light of doubts about his mental and physical fitness and pledged his support to Harris. The 59-year-old is considered the favorite for the Democratic Party’s presidential nomination.
