US Vice President Kamala Harris has outperformed President Joe Biden in three pivotal swing states when pitted against the former president, Donald Trump, who is the GOP's leading candidate for the upcoming 2024 presidential election.
Various polls indicate that while the competition between Trump and Biden remains tight, a significant portion of voters believes both candidates are too old to run for the presidency, with Biden currently aged 81 and Trump at 77.
Biden is expected to secure the Democratic nomination as the incumbent, facing competition from Marianne Williamson, renowned for her role as a spiritual leader of the Church of Today, Cenk Uygur, host of The Young Turks, and Representative Dean Phillips of Minnesota.
However, Kamala Harris, despite her clear intention to run for a second term as Biden's running mate in 2024, has been hypothetically considered for the presidential role. Some Democrats have expressed reservations about Biden running for a second term. According to a CNN poll conducted from August 25 to August 31, two-thirds of Democrat-leaning voters are opposed to the idea of nominating Biden in 2024.
In a New York Times/Siena College poll conducted from October 22 to November 3, voters in Michigan were asked to choose between Harris and Trump. The results showed 47% in favor of Trump and 45% for Harris. In a hypothetical matchup between Biden and Trump, 48% of Michigan voters chose the former president, while 43% favored Biden.
In Georgia, Trump received 45% of the vote, narrowly edging out the vice president who secured 44%. In contrast, when Trump was matched against Biden, he obtained 49% of the vote compared to Biden's 43%, as reported by Newsweek.
Notably, Harris garnered more support than Biden when pitted against Trump in Nevada, with approximately 48% of voters choosing Trump over Harris, who received 42% of the voter support.
However, when Biden is on the ballot against Trump, the former president maintains a substantial 11-point lead, with 52% supporting Trump compared to 41% for Biden.
In Wisconsin, Biden fared better than Harris when facing Trump. The former president received 47% of the vote while Harris secured 46%. Biden led Trump in Wisconsin with 47% to 45%.
In Arizona, Trump outperformed Harris, winning with 48% to 43%. When matched against Biden, Trump also prevailed, with 49% to 44%. While Trump maintained an advantage over both Democratic candidates in Arizona, Biden still fared better than Harris in the state.
Pennsylvania yielded similar results for Biden and Harris. Trump received 47% of the vote when up against the vice president, who garnered 44%. Biden also secured 44% when facing Trump, who obtained 48%.
These polling results reflect the preferences of registered voters in these key swing states, with a sample size of 3,662. The margin of error for all combined swing states was plus or minus 1.8 percentage points for all registered voters and plus or minus 2 percentage points for the likely electorate.
(With agency inputs)
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