POLL: Trump, Harris Tied In Pennsylvania

Former President Donald Trump is locked in a dead heat with Vice President Kamala Harris in the critical battleground state of Pennsylvania, a new poll has found.

The poll of 600 likely voters in the Keystone State, taken by Fabrizio, Lee & Associates, found that there are very few undecided voters and that Trump and Harris are tied. When voters were asked who they would vote for in a head-to-head matchup between the Republican and Democratic candidates, both garnered 48 percent of the vote. Just 4 percent said that they were undecided.

Pennsylvania carries 19 Electoral College votes, making it a particularly important state as Trump and Harris compete to see who can earn 270 votes, the minimum needed to win the presidency.

The two major candidates were still tied when likely voters in Pennsylvania were given the option to offer their support to Robert F. Kennedy Jr. or candidates from other parties. Trump and Harris both garnered 45 percent when voters were given a full ballot, while RFK Jr. received 4 percent of the vote and “other” garnered 2 percent.

Trump does, however, hold a significant advantage when likely voters were asked if they approved of the performance of both of the candidates in office. While 51 percent said that they approved of Trump’s performance as president, just 43 percent said that they approve of the job Harris has done as vice president. Only 41 percent said that they approve of President Joe Biden’s performance in office.

The poll also asked likely voters about various messages about Harris in order to gauge their ability to persuade voters, finding that messaging on the economy, immigration, and crime could be the most effective.

“If you knew that each of the following were TRUE about Kamala Harris, please tell me whether it would make you MORE likely or LESS likely to vote for her for President,” the poll asked respondents before listing off the different messages about the presumptive Democratic nominee.

The highest share of “persuadable voters” said their decision would be impacted when told “Kamala Harris has called for raising trillions of dollars in new taxes through higher income taxes and payroll taxes” and “as D.A., Kamala Harris granted probation to a dangerous illegal immigrant felon who upon release went on to kill a father and his two sons.”

When presented with the information, 68 percent and 67 percent of persuadable voters said that their decision as to who they would vote for would be impacted, respectively.

Another 63 percent of persuadable voters said that their decision would be impacted when told that Harris supported policies that “led to the record high inflation and rising prices that we have now for groceries, housing and gas prices,” while 61 percent said that their vote would be impacted when it was explained to them that “Kamala Harris supports abolishing ICE, the agency that arrests and deports rapists and murders.”

The poll comes after Harris suddenly replaced Biden as the Democratic Party’s presumptive nominee, seemingly in response to widespread concern about Biden’s health. Harris is now set to officially become the Democratic Party’s presidential nominee this month, with the Democratic National Convention starting on Monday, August 19th.