Harris close on Trump’s heels, latest poll shows

TASS, Philippine News Agency

FILE: Vice President Kamala Harris delivers remarks during a campaign rally at West Allis Central High School, in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, July 23, 2024. (Photo By Kasey Rollins/Harris for President via Kamala Harris/Facebook)

NEW YORK – Democratic presidential nominee Kamala Harris is trailing Republican Donald Trump by just one point in the latest public opinion poll from Rasmussen Reports.

According to it, 48 percent of respondents say they are going to vote for Trump in November’s presidential election, while 47 percent will cast their ballot for Harris. Meanwhile, 3 percent of them said they will vote for some other candidate. Another 3 percent were undecided.

The poll was conducted online and by phone on Oct. 10 and from Oct. 13 to 15. More than 2,000 potential US voters took part in it. The margin of error was 2 percent.

Rasmussen’s poll from just one week earlier saw Trump at 48 percent and Harris at 46 percent.

The United States presidential election is set to be held on November 5.

The Democrats were expected to be represented by current US president, Joe Biden.

However, following his poor performance at the June debate with Trump, he opted to withdraw from the race and endorsed Harris.

She was later formally nominated as the party’s presidential candidate at the Democratic National Convention in Chicago. (TASS)