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Vice President Kamala Harris has reportedly taken the lead over President Donald Trump in seven key battleground states, according to the latest Bloomberg News/Morning Consult poll released on Tuesday (July 30).
Harris, the presumptive Democratic nominee, is reported to have an 11-point lead on Trump in Michigan, a two-point lead in Nevada, a two-point lead in Arizona and a two-point lead in Wisconsin, while the former president leads the vice president by four points in Pennsylvania and two points in North Carolina. Both candidates are currently tied at 47% in Georgia.
The new poll, which surveyed 4,973 voters from July 24-28, also has Harris leading by a 48% to 47% advantage nationally. The survey shows a significant change from Trump holding a lead over President Joe Biden in all of the swing states, as was reported in various polls conducted before Biden announced his decision to end his re-election campaign.
Last week, the first Emerson College Polling/The Hill survey conducted after Biden's announcement showed that Trump still led Harris in five swing states, but by a decreasing margin.
“Harris has recovered a portion of the vote for the Democrats on the presidential ticket since the fallout after the June 27 debate,” said Spencer Kimball, executive director of Emerson College Polling. “Harris’ numbers now reflect similar support levels to those of Biden back in March.
“Young voters have shifted toward Harris: her support compared to Biden increased by 16 points in Arizona, eight in Georgia, five in Michigan, 11 in Pennsylvania, and one in Wisconsin since earlier polling this month.”
Harris is also reportedly leading Trump, 44% to 42% in a national poll conducted by Reuters/Ipsos poll. The vice president was previously tied with Trump at 44% in a July 15-16 survey and trailed the former president by 1% point in a July 1-2 poll, both of which were conducted amid speculation, but prior to Biden's official drop out announcement.
Harris has already crossed the threshold of the 1,976 pledged delegates needed to win the nomination on the first ballot and raised $49.6 million in grassroots donations within one day of officially announcing her presidential campaign, CNN reports. The vice president currently has no credible challenger for the Democratic nomination and the endorsement of several top officials within the party including President Biden, who said he wanted to "offer my full support and endorsement for Kamala to be the nominee of our party this year" in a post shared on his social media accounts.
Trump said he doesn't want the 25th Amendment invoked against Biden after his decision to end his campaign as he claimed putting Harris in office was more "dangerous" while calling into FOX & Friends on July 25.