Former President Donald Trump has edged ahead of Vice President Kamala Harris in the critical battleground state of Wisconsin, according to a poll released Wednesday by Quinnipiac.
The three swing-state survey showed Trump leading Harris 48% to 46% in Wisconsin, a gain from Quinnipiac's Sept. 18 poll, which had the candidates even. The poll also showed Trump leading Harris in Michigan 50% to 47% yet trailing Harris in Pennsylvania 49% to 46%.
"That was then, this is now. The Harris postdebate starburst dims to a glow as Harris enters the last weeks slipping slightly in the Rust Belt," said Quinnipiac University polling analyst Tim Malloy.
The survey also gauged the candidates' favorably among voters when it comes to key issues such as the economy, immigration, abortion, and the conflict in the Middle East.
"The widening threat of a war encompassing the Middle East elbows its way into the long list of issues both candidates would confront the day they are sworn in, with Trump ahead on this issue in Wisconsin and Michigan," he said.
The Quinnipiac poll was taken between Oct. 3 and Oct. 7 among 1,073 likely voters in Wisconsin, Michigan, and Pennsylvania. The poll has a sampling error of +/- 3 percentage points.