Gloomy economic sentiments and distinctly contrasting views on societal insurance policies characterize the 2024 presidential race, main to a extra carefully contested battle between Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump: A mere 2 proportion factors now separate them in a current ABC News/Ipsos survey.
Harris garners 50% backing in contrast to Trump's 48% amongst possible voters within the nationwide ballot, with the same 49-47% consequence amongst all registered voters. (For all people, regardless of registration standing, it is a tight race, 49-48%, excluding those that would abstain from voting.)
Republican presidential candidate former President Donald Trump, left, and Democratic presidential candidate Vice President Kamala Harris throughout an ABC News presidential debate on the National Constitution Center, Sept. 10, 2024, in Philadelphia.
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The outcomes current a more in-depth consequence than Harris' 5-point lead amongst possible voters and most of the people, and a 4-point lead amongst registered voters, from the prior ABC/Ipsos survey in mid-September. A lift for Trump amongst male voters — he now has an 8-point lead amongst these registered to vote — performs a task, as does a dip for Harris amongst unaffiliated voters, usually pivotal swing voters.
Economy and Vote Preference
ABC News, Ipsos ballot
Nonetheless, constituents' stances on economic issues tug in opposing instructions. The ballot, commissioned for ABC News by Langer Research Associates, with knowledge collected by Ipsos, reveals that 56% of Americans presently endorse the deportation of all unauthorized immigrants, a 20-point surge from eight years in the past. This bolsters one among Trump's key topics, leading to Trump holding a 10-point edge
