Vice President Kamala Harris is now leading former President Donald Trump in a national poll, one of the first conducted since President Joe Biden ended his reelection campaign.
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The Reuters/Ipsos poll, conducted over the two days following Biden’s announcement on Sunday, shows Harris ahead by two points, 44% to 42%.
Previously, Harris and Trump were tied at 44% in last week’s poll.
Harris, the leading candidate for the Democratic nomination, has gained significant endorsements, donations, and pledged delegates.
Despite this, she narrowly trails Trump in a separate survey also released on Tuesday. Both polls’ results fall within their margins of error.
These new polls come after the Republican National Convention, where Trump accepted the party’s nomination, and Biden’s withdrawal from the race.
Harris’s strong performance in these polls indicates she has countered the usual post-convention boost that candidates typically experience.
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A PBS News/NPR/Marist poll conducted on Monday shows Trump slightly ahead of Harris, 46% to 45%, among registered voters, with 9% undecided.
When including third-party candidates or independents, Trump and Harris are tied at 42%.
Notably, the PBS News survey reveals that 87% of Americans believe Biden made the right decision to drop out, a sentiment shared across party and generational lines.
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A plurality (41%) think Biden’s exit increases the Democrats’ chances in November, while 24% believe it decreases their odds, and 34% see no impact.
These polls were conducted in the wake of Trump surviving an assassination attempt at a Pennsylvania rally on July 13.
Currently, Trump holds a narrow 1.6-point lead over Harris according to RealClearPolitics’ average of recent polls.
