Former Republican President Donald Trump has an edge over Democratic Vice President Kamala Harris on who would better navigate the country through the Ukraine and Middle East wars, a Wall Street Journal opinion poll of seven battleground states showed.
In overall support, the poll published on Friday showed Harris and Trump tied across the seven states that could decide the November presidential election.
The poll showed Harris with marginal 2 percentage point leads in Arizona, Georgia and Michigan, Trump up 6 points in Nevada and 1 in Pennsylvania, and the two tied in North Carolina and Wisconsin. The poll of 600 registered voters in each state conducted on Sept. 28-Oct. 8 had a margin of error of 4 percentage points in each state.
The neck-and-neck results echo other polls reflecting a tight race before the Nov. 5 election as Americans grapple with concerns about the economy, immigration, women’s rights and the nation’s democratic values in picking between the two candidates.
A Reuters/Ipsos poll this week also found Trump and Harris locked in a close race nationally, with Harris marginally ahead 46% to 43%.
Surveys of swing state voters can be an important indicator given that state-by-state results of the Electoral College will determine the winner, with the seven battleground states likely being decisive.
Harris would win a narrow majority in the Electoral College if she captures the states where she holds an edge in the WSJ’s poll.
According to the WSJ poll, Trump leads Harris in the seven swing states 50% to 39% on who is best able to handle Russia’s war in Ukraine. Trump also has a 48% to 33% lead over Harris on who is better suited to handle the Israel-Hamas war.
More voters said they backed Trump on the economy and immigration while more said Harris would do a better job when it comes to housing, healthcare and caring about people like them, the WSJ poll found.
President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy has begun a meeting with Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump in New York, Voice of America reports.
Zelenskyy is on a visit to the United States, where he has already met with Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris.
Independent US presidential candidate Robert Kennedy Jr. has announced that he will support Republican candidate Donald Trump in the upcoming elections.
“I will be supporting Trump,” he said during his address to voters.
At the same time, Kennedy Jr. explained that this does not mean the end of his campaign. He said that his supporters would be able to vote for him in those states where Trump would not be able to win a majority of votes anyway.
At the same time, Kennedy Jr. noted that in 10 states where both Trump and his rival Kamala Harris have a chance of winning, he will withdraw his candidacy so as not to take votes away from the Republican candidate.
During the week, the US media wrote that Kennedy might announce his withdrawal from the race in the near future.
On Tuesday, Trump told CNN that if he wins, he may give Kennedy a position in his administration if he refuses to run and supports the Republicans.
In April 2023, JFK Jr. announced his candidacy for the Democratic presidential primary. However, he later stated that he would run as an independent candidate.
In recent months, American media have noted that Kennedy would not have a serious chance of winning if he ran. However, in a number of states, he could have taken a significant number of votes from other candidates and thus influenced the election results.
Robert Kennedy Jr, 70, is an environmental lawyer and anti-vaccination activist. He is the son of former New York Senator and U.S. Attorney General Robert Kennedy and the nephew of the 35th President John F. Kennedy.
Earlier, the Experts Club analytical center presented an analytical material on the most important elections in the world in 2024, a detailed video analysis is available here – https://youtu.be/73DB0GbJy4M?si=eGb95W02MgF6KzXU
US presidential candidate from the Republican Party Donal Trump commented on his phone conversation with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky.
“Today, President Zelensky and I had a very good phone conversation with President Zelensky of Ukraine…. I appreciate President Zelensky reaching out to me because as your next President of the United States, I will bring peace to the world and end a war that has cost so many lives and destroyed countless innocent families. Both sides will be able to come together and make an agreement that will end violence and pave the way for prosperity,” Truth wrote on social media after speaking with Ukrainian President Zelensky on Saturday night
Trump also mentioned that Zelensky congratulated him on the success of the Republican National Convention and on becoming the Republican Party’s nominee for President of the United States.
“He condemned the heinous assassination attempt that took place last Saturday and noted that these are times when the American people come together in a spirit of unity,” Trump emphasized.
On Saturday night, President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy had a phone conversation with US presidential candidate Donald Trump.
“I spoke with Donald Trump to congratulate him on his nomination from the Republican Party and to condemn the shocking attempted attack on him in Pennsylvania. I wished him strength and absolute security in the future,” Zelensky wrote on his social network X (Twitter).
During the conversation, according to the President of Ukraine, he emphasized America’s vital bipartisan and bicameral support in defending Ukraine’s freedom and independence.
He also emphasized that Ukraine will always be grateful to the United States for its assistance in strengthening its defense capabilities in countering Russian terror, as Russia’s attacks on Ukrainian cities and villages continue daily.
“We have agreed with President Trump to discuss in person what steps can make peace just and truly lasting,” Zelenskyy summarized.
Former US President Donald Trump has won enough votes at the Republican Party convention to become a candidate for the presidency in the 2024 elections, the Associated Press reports.
“Donald Trump has become the official Republican presidential nominee after receiving a sufficient number of delegate votes at the Republican National Convention,” the agency reports.
“We declare him the Republican presidential nominee,” Trump’s son Eric said at the convention.
Earlier on Monday, Trump announced that if he wins the presidential election, Ohio Senator J.D. Vance would become his vice president.
“After much deliberation (…) I have decided that the person best suited to serve as Vice President of the United States is J.D. Vance, Senator from the great state of Ohio,” Trump wrote on his social network Truth Social.
US President Joe Biden and Trump actually won the internal party elections in the Democratic and Republican parties. Their candidacies must be approved at party conventions (congresses). The Republican Party convention is taking place on July 15-18 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. The Democratic Party convention will be held in August.
The US presidential election is scheduled for November 5, 2024.
Earlier, the Experts Club think tank presented an analytical material on the most important elections in the world in 2024, a more detailed video analysis is available here – https://youtu.be/73DB0GbJy4M?si=eGb95W02MgF6KzXU
