Harris holds 7-point lead over Trump in Wisconsin poll

Vice President Harris has a 7-point lead over former President Trump among likely voters in Wisconsin, according to a poll from Wisconsin Watch and MassINC Polling Group released Monday.

In the poll, conducted Sept. 12-18, Harris gets 53 percent support to Trump’s 46 percent support, in a head-to-head match-up.

In a multicandidate race, Harris’s advantage over Trump ticks up by 1 point, with 51 percent support to Trump’s 43 percent. Former third-party candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and Green Party candidate Jill Stein both received 1 percent; another 2 percent say they are undecided, and 1 percent declined to answer.

Harris also has the edge among undecided voters, though it’s closer. When undecided voters were asked which way they lean, Trump’s support ticked up by 2 percentage points.

Kennedy, who originally intended to run as a Democrat, ended his presidential bid and endorsed Trump last month. He has since launched a legal campaign to remove his name from the ballots in states where he thinks it could negatively affect Trump’s chances at winning.

His efforts have found some success so far. Wisconsin’s Supreme Court agreed Friday to make a ruling on the issue, after Kennedy filed a lawsuit Sept. 3. But in other states, such as Michigan, he will remain on the ballot.

Harris continues to perform well in Wisconsin polls, compared to President Biden’s performance before he dropped out of the race, and compared to her own performance in other critical battleground states.

In the Decision Desk HQ Wisconsin polling average, Harris leads Trump by 2.2 percentage points, 49.6 percent to 47.4 percent. She leads by 1.2 percentage points in both Michigan and Pennsylvania.