Harris slightly improves lead over Trump in battleground states: Poll

Vice President Harris has improved her lead over former President Trump in battleground states, but the race still remains close, a new survey found.

The poll, conducted by CBS News and YouGov, found Harris increased her lead in battleground states after the presidential debate and comes out on top with 51 percent support to Trump’s 49 percent. The battleground states included in the survey are Arizona, Georgia, Michigan, North Carolina, Nevada, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin.

Both campaigns have been working hard to win over voters in the critical swing states. For Harris, it may be working.

Once seen as states that would go to Trump, North Carolina and Georgia have shifted to toss-ups in polling averages maintained by The Hill/Decision Desk HQ.

Nationally, Harris has a 4-point lead, with 52 percent support to Trump’s 48 percent, the survey found.

Harris is also improving among voters who say the economy is a major issue. In August, Trump was leading by 13 points, and now, Harris has closed that gap to 6 points.

More voters are also likely to say the economy is doing well compared to in August.

CBS noted Harris’s debate performance, which was widely viewed as a win, firmed up support among previous Biden voters who may have been on the fence about the vice president.

She also is far more personally liked than Trump, though voters who say policies are very important are split, the survey found.

Trump’s debate performance, where he made a false claim about Haitian migrants eating pets, didn’t lose him support among his base.

Most voters said they think the claims about migrants in Springfield are false, but two-thirds of Trump voters approve of the former president making the claim, even if it’s been debunked.

The survey was conducted Sept. 18-20 among 3,129 registered voters. It has a margin of error of 2.2 percentage points.