The final pre-election NPR/PBS News/Marist poll, released Monday, finds Vice President Kamala Harris with a narrow lead over former President Donald Trump among likely voters nationally, 51% to 47%.
The poll finds likely voters saying, 55% to 44%, that Trump is mainly making proposals he intends to carry out, rather than ones intended to get votes; by contrast, they’re split 49% to 49% on whether or not Harris really intends to carry out her proposals. Likely voters in the survey are about evenly split on which candidate can better handle the economy —50% say Trump, 49% Harris — and give Harris more positive personal ratings than Trump (50% rate her favourably, compared with 45% for Trump).
With the results of the new poll incorporated, the latest CNN Poll of Polls average finds that an average of 49% of likely voters nationwide back Harris and 47% support Trump. Of the five surveys included, two show an edge for Harris, while three show no clear leader in the race. (Agencies)
