A new poll shows Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump virtually deadlocked in the key battleground state of Virginia.
Harris reportedly has a 48% to 46% lead in a head-to-head matchup with Trump, as well as a 47% to 46% edge with third party candidates considered (4%), according to a survey released by the University of Mary Washington on Friday (September 20). The poll was conducted by UMW’s Center for Leadership and Media Studies by Research America between September 3 and September 9 and both results were within the margin of error.
“This new survey suggests Virginia should be getting a much closer look from both presidential campaigns,” said UMW political scientist Stephen J. Farnsworth. “Virginia may deserve to be treated as a ‘swing state’ once again this year.”
The Democrats have won Virginia during each of the past four elections with President Joe Biden winning by 10 points in 2020, Hillary Clinton winning in 2016 and former President Barack Obama winning in both 2012 and 2008.
Earlier this week, the Marist institute for Public Opinion poll showed that Harris and Trump were in a dead heat in two crucial battleground states. The two candidates are reportedly tied at 49% in Pennsylvania and Wisconsin, while Harris has a five-point lead in Michigan.
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