The forthcoming presidential election is getting tense in a swing state. A recent Detroit News-WDIV-TV poll shows that there could be a fierce battle between Donald Trump and Kamala Harris in Michigan.
The three-way poll held from July 22-24 reveals that Harris edges Trump by a mere 0. They also fell by 3 percentage points to 41. 6% support compared to Trump’s 41%. 3%. However, the margin comes within the poll’s required 4-point margin of error, which shows that the two candidates are in a dead heat.
The poll follows President Joe Biden’s withdrawal from the race to focus on other important issues and brings out the effects of having third-party candidates in elections. Formerly, in the 1996 elections, Catholic environmentalist Robert F.
Kennedy Jr. received 9% votes as a representative of the Natural Law Party. Just 7% of voters said they wanted him in the White House in Michigan; other candidates, Chase Oliver of the Libertarian party and Jill Stein of the Green party, also got some percentage of the vote.
These third parties’ presence can be pivotal in the issuance of those few magical numbers that lead to victory as they gradually disappear closer to the election date.
The poll also demonstrates that there is a significant separation between men and women. Trump has 50. 3% support, while Harris leads in women’s support with 47%. 4% support.
Also, the poll has shown obstacles in Trump’s efforts to appeal to the minority voters since no respondent of African American origin supports the former President; 82%. One percent support Harris, and eleven. 5% supporting Kennedy.
Either Donald Trump or Kamala Harris must break Kennedy’s hold on independent voters because this manifestation poll suggests that the third-party candidate can potentially drastically affect the final result.
This poll is the second of the week in Michigan that has depicted a dead heat, with Harris and Trump locked at 44% in the Emerson College poll concerning the larger field of presidential candidates.
This time around, the fight for Michigan, one of the swing states, will be particularly keen and attract considerable attention.
