Former President Donald Trump holds his lead in the swing state of Georgia, while Vice President Kamala Harris has grabbed a lead in North Carolina, a new poll shows.
According to a Quinnipiac University poll, Mr. Trump, the Republican presidential candidate, leads Ms. Harris 52% to 45% among likely voters in Georgia. Green Party candidate Jill Stein and Libertarian candidate Chase Oliver each received 1% support.
Mr. Trump’s support in Georgia grew by two points since Quinnipiac’s Oct. 1 poll, and three points from a Sept. 9 poll. Third-party candidates received 3% support in the Oct. 1 poll and 2% support in the September poll.
In North Carolina, Ms. Harris, the Democratic presidential candidate, holds a lead of two points over Mr. Trump, 49% to 47%. Mr. Oliver received 1% support.
This is a switch-up from Quinnipiac’s Oct. 1 poll, in which Mr. Trump was leading in North Carolina with 49% to Ms. Harris’ 47%. In the September poll, Ms. Harris was leading with 49% to Mr. Trump’s 46%. Third-party candidates received 2% support in the Oct. 1 poll and 1% support in the September poll.
In Georgia, likely voters trust Mr. Trump more when it comes to issues such as the economy, immigration, preserving democracy, abortion, and the handling of an emergency or crisis. His biggest lead was 16 points in Georgia on immigration. Ms. Harris leads by six points when it comes to the issue of abortion in the Peach State.
The poll found that in North Carolina, voters are more divided over which candidate would handle the issues best. However, Ms. Harris leads by 10 points on abortion.
“Between them, there’s a mother lode of electoral votes ready to be mined. One state favors Trump. The other is up for grabs,” Quinnipiac University Polling Analyst Tim Malloy said in a statement.
The Quinnipiac poll in Georgia was conducted Oct.10-14 among 1,328 likely voters and has a margin of error of 2.7 percentage points. The North Carolina poll was conducted Oct. 10-14 among 1,031 likely voters and has a margin of error of 3.1 percentage points.
• Mallory Wilson can be reached at mwilson@washingtontimes.com.
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