Vice President Kamala Harris has closed the enthusiasm gap with former President Trump as Democratic confidence surged following their Chicago convention, according to a new poll.
A USA Today/Suffolk University poll found Harris leads Trump 48% to 43% among likely voters, a lead that remains within the poll’s margin of error.
A swing toward Democrats also accounted for the true down ballot in the poll, with 48% of likely voters saying they planned to vote for a Democratic candidate in their local congressional election, compared to 43% for Republicans. That represents a seven-point swing from earlier this year, when Republicans held a slight 47-45 advantage over Democrats.
The USA Today poll surveyed 1,000 likely voters on landlines and cellphones from Aug. 25-28 after the Democratic National Convention. The poll announces a margin of error of 3.1 points.
Democrats have proven to be even more confident voters in recent weeks, with 87% saying they are Trust that Harris will win In November. Meanwhile, only 76% of Republicans say they are confident Trump will win.
That’s a big swing for both parties compared to a few weeks ago, when 88% of Republicans said they were confident Trump would win and 73% of Democrats thought President Biden would win.
Despite the swing, Trump’s campaign He has emphasized that he likes the current polling position, as he points out that the former president has a history of outperforming public opinion polls.
“At this point in the race in 2016, Donald Trump was trailing Hillary Clinton by an average of 5.9 points. At this point in the race in 2020, it’s 6.9 for Joe Biden,” senior adviser Corey Lewandowski noted in an interview on “Fox News Sunday” this weekend.
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Trump’s lead on key issues remains intact in the polls, with voters favoring him 51%-45% on the economy and 50%-47% on illegal immigration. Harris still has a huge lead over Trump on abortion.
Fox News’ Paul Steinhauser contributed to this report
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