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President Donald Trump leads Vice President and new Democratic presumptive presidential nominee Kamala Harris nationally, as a majority of voters approve the GOP’s platform, a new Harvard CAPS/Harris poll shows.
In a full break down for Harvard CAPS/Harris’ July data, the new survey, which was conducted on on July 26-28 among 2,196 registered voters, found Trump to be leading Harris by three points nationally.
The lead over the vice president comes after President Joe Biden announced his withdrawal from the 2024 race on July 21 and endorsed Harris as the new candidate.
While Harvard CAPS/Harris previously showed Trump with a seven-point lead over Biden, the new survey showed Trump with 48 percent of voter support compared to Harris at 45 percent and 7 percent still undecided.
Following the Republican National Convention (RNC) in mid-July, the survey found a majority of voters support the party’s platform including issues “like protecting social security and Medicare, ending inflation, and stopping violence and crime” — including over 89 percent of Republicans and over 79 percent of which were Independents “across every policy issue,” the survey shows.
Harris has seemingly reenergized the Democrat Party’s campaign as 79 percent of voters approved of Biden’s decision to end his reelection bid, with 55 percent also approving of endorsing Harris — including 92 percent of Democrats, according to the Harvard CAPS/Harris survey.
Despite Harris appearing to be a more attractive candidate to independent voters who are still undecided, Trump’s approval rating among U.S. voters has jumped up two points since the announcement. He stands at 54 percent approval as voters list inflation as one of the most important issues in the coming election.
After Biden’s withdrawal from the race, Harris received an onslaught of support from Democratic lawmakers, political donors, and major party leaders who all threw their support behind the new presumptive nominee. The vice president was officially given the presumptive title last week after securing more than 3,000 delegates, surpassing the required amount for the Democratic National Convention, according to The Associated Press.
The vice president is expected to officially be the party’s nominee at the DNC, which will be held in Chicago on Aug. 19 through Aug. 22.
