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Donald Trump has surged into the lead over Kamala Harris according to a national poll released over the weekend ahead of the critical TV debate on Tuesday night.
The results of the New York Times/Siena Poll showing Trump ahead of the vice president by one point sparked fury from pundits and critics who called it 'fake' and insisted the survey was wrong.
The poll of 1,695 registered voters shows the candidates tied in the seven battleground states that will decide the election.
It showed that the honeymoon Harris has enjoyed since President Joe Biden dropped out of the race is over.
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Liberals go into meltdown mode after post-DNC poll signals end of Kamala's 'honeymoon phase'
By Katelyn Caralle, Senior U.S. Political Reporter
Liberals are in a complete meltdown after the first major poll since the Democratic National Convention last month put Donald Trump ahead of Kamala Harris.
The tiny 1-point lead falls within the New York Times/Siena College polls’ margin of error, but the former president squeaking ahead with just two months until Election Day has Democrats up in arms.
Some pollsters said it suggests that Harris’ ‘honeymoon’ phase is ending after just over a month in the race. But some claim it could be a ‘blip’ while other members of the Party are dismissing one of the most reputable and respected major polling authorities.
One self-proclaimed ‘recovering political pollster’ and ‘election nerd’ wrote on X:
Another user called the NYT/Siena survey 'broken, garbage polling.'
Of 1,695 registered voters surveyed September 3-6, 48 percent say they would vote for Trump compared to 47 percent for Vice President Harris.
A previous poll done by NYT/Siena found Harris ahead by 3 percent.
Harris-Walz campaign releases ad using Donald Trump's Cabinet members' words against him
Vice President Kamala Harris and Gov. Tim Walz's campaign is releasing a debate day ad of Donald Trump's former Cabinet members turning against the former president.
The ad points to comments made by Trump's Vice President Mike Pence, Defense Secretary Mark Esper, National Security Advisor John Bolton and Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman Mark Milley.
All have spoken out against their former boss.
The TV ad spot comes as Harris and Trump prepare for their first faceoff with a debate in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on Tuesday.
Liberal pollster predicts blowout victory for presidential candidate ahead of ABC debate
A liberal pollster's latest projection shows Donald Trump securing a blowout victory over Kamala Harris.
Nate Silver's prediction places the Republican hopeful's chances of winning the electoral college vote at 63.8 percent, compared to 36 percent for Harris.
Silver's modelling, published on his blog Silver Bulletin, also places Trump ahead in all of the crucial swing states.
He predicts 312 electoral college votes for Trump versus 226 for Harris in a no toss-up map.
The figure is a massive upswing on the 227 Trump secured against Biden in 2020 and even an improvement on his victory over Hillary Clinton in 2016 when he romped to the White House with 304 electoral college votes.
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