Vice President Kamala Harris has experienced a dip in support following the Democratic National Convention (DNC) in Chicago, according to a recent Redfield & Wilton Strategies poll. The results indicate a potential slowdown in momentum for her campaign.
The poll, published on Monday, indicates that 44 percent of the 2,500 self-reported likely voter respondents sampled on August 29 support Harris over former President Donald Trump, who draws 42 percent of support. Another eight percent remain undecided, while four percent would vote for another candidate. A margin of error was not provided.
Kamala Harris currently leads Donald Trump by two percentage points nationally. This is a decrease from the previous Redfield & Wilton Strategies poll taken on August 21, the third day of the DNC, which found her with 47 percent support compared to Trump’s 44 percent. This marks a net one-point swing in Trump’s favor, showing no bump for Harris since she accepted her party’s nomination.
The current poll also shows that Trump’s latest indictment over his challenge of the 2020 election results has not harmed his prospects. Furthermore, the survey reveals how Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s departure from the field and endorsement of Trump have affected the race.
The share of undecided Americans in this poll is four points higher than the August 21 poll, which had Kennedy at three percent support. The option “other” has also increased by four percent, indicating that lesser-known third-party candidates may be drawing some of Kennedy’s support.
The contest between Trump and Harris is much closer than the contest between Trump and President Joe Biden at a similar point in the 2020 cycle, according to a Redfield & Wilton poll from August 20, 2020. The survey found that Biden had a ten-point advantage over Trump with 49 percent support compared to Trump’s 39 percent. Nine percent were undecided, while three percent went to third-party candidates.
Harris is currently underperforming Biden by five points, while Trump has managed to outperform his previous mark by three points. The latest poll finds the most influential issues for voters are the economy, immigration, and abortion. When asked to pick the three issues that would most impact their vote, 62 percent selected the economy, 36 percent chose immigration, and 34 percent said abortion.