Rasmussen: Trump Leads Harris After Debate

A Rasmussen Reports survey released Thursday showed former President Donald Trump with a two-point lead of 49% to 47% over Vice President Kamala Harris in the race for the White House after their contentious debate Tuesday.

However, the pollsters pointed out that as four of the five nights of surveying in the poll of 2,390 likely voters, conducted on Sept. 5 and Sept. 8-11, the numbers do not reflect the potential impact of the debate.

Last week, Trump was ahead by one point at 47% to 46%.

The current poll carries a three-point margin of error, with a 95% level of confidence.

It also showed that just 1% of the voters would pick another candidate and 2% remained undecided.

Trump's lead in the poll came because of his advantage among independent voters. The poll showed that he got 51% of independents to 39% for Harris.

Harris snagged 82% of Democrats polled, with Trump taking 82% of the Republicans.

Trump also showed a significant lead among men at 54% to 42%, while Harris was shown to lead women at 51% to 46%.

The poll further showed, by ethnicity:

• White voters: 49% for Trump, 47% for Harris.
• Black voters: 33% for Trump; 64% for Harris.
• Hispanic voters: 58% for Trump; 38% for Harris.
• Other minorities: 64%, Trump; 30% for Harris.

The poll further showed that Harris leads with voters under the age of 40 at 50% to 44%, with Trump ahead with voters ages 40-64 at by 51% to 46%. Trump also held an eight-point lead among voters 65 and older.

Meanwhile, 90% of self-identified liberal voters said they'd pick Harris while 77% of conservatives said they would vote for Trump. Harris also got 55% of the moderate voters to Trump's 44%.

Harris also leads among voters making more than $200,000 a year at by 56% to 40%, with Trump holding a six-point lead of 51% to 45% in voters earning between $30,000 and $50,000 annually.

Further, voters who said America is going in the right direction picked Harris by 84%, with 75% of those thinking the country is on the wrong track picking Trump.

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