US Presidential Election 2024: Fierce 'battlefields', Ms. Harris is winning big against Mr. Trump in a race

The race to the White House is still very close with more than 2 weeks left until the US Presidential election (November 5).

Two candidates are sprinting to the 2024 US presidential election. (Source: Youtube)

According to the latest Reuters/Ipsos poll, US Vice President Kamala Harris, the Democratic presidential candidate, is leading her Republican opponent, former President Donald Trump, by 3 points nationwide. Specifically, Ms. Harris won 46% support and Mr. Trump won 43%. The poll also showed that immigration, the economy and threats to democracy are the top concerns for potential voters. Immigration and economic issues are Mr. Trump's advantage when he leads by 48% - 35% and 46% - 38% compared to Ms. Harris, respectively. The current Vice President leads on threats to democracy as well as health care and abortion, with 42% support compared to his opponent's 35%. Meanwhile, The Hill/Decision Desk HQ ’s election forecast released over the weekend showed that Mr. Trump had surpassed Ms. Harris for the first time, with a ratio of 52-48. However, according to The Hill/Decision Desk HQ , as of October 22, the Democratic candidate was leading his opponent by 1.2 points, 49% compared to 47.8%, nationwide.

Equal race on the "battlefields"

In the seven "battleground" states, the polls also show different results. According to the New York Times/Siena Polls poll, Ms. Harris is only leading in Wisconsin, the two candidates have equal support rates in Nevada, North Carolina, Pennsylvania and Michigan, while former President Trump is leading in Georgia and Arizona. In another poll conducted by the Washington Post/Schar School , Vice President Harris is leading in Georgia, Michigan, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin, while former President Trump is leading in Arizona and North Carolina. The two candidates have equal support rates in Nevada. In the final days of the election, the two candidates are focusing on the undecided group, with about 1.2 million voters in the battleground states, according to data from the New York Times . The majority of these voters are young, black (21% are black), have low education and income, are less interested in politics , are struggling to make a living and are heavily affected by inflation and rising costs of living.

Kamala Harris raised many times more campaign funds than her opponent. (Source: Reuters)

Ms. Harris is winning the financial race.

Vice President Kamala Harris' campaign and its affiliated Democratic political action committees raised about $633 million in the second quarter of this year, bringing their total to more than $1 billion. In September alone, Harris' campaign, the Democratic National Committee, and state party officials raised more than $359 million, helping the vice president maintain a financial advantage over Republican nominee Donald Trump in the final stretch of the election. Meanwhile, former President Trump's campaign, the Republican National Committee, and its affiliated political action committees reported raising $160 million in September. Trump's reelection effort has raised $283 million so far. The figures show that Ms. Harris's total monthly donations far exceed what Mr. Trump and the Republicans have raised since she took over as the Democratic candidate from President Joe Biden in July. The Democrats said that 95% of the money raised for Ms. Harris came from contributions of less than $200. According to the campaign, about 6 million donors have contributed more than $13.1 million, including 4.3 million who donated for the first time this election cycle. Ms. Harris has also received support from major donors such as stars Jessica Alba, Lily Tomlin and Stevie Wonder, officials such as former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi...

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