No post-debate poll bump for Harris, still neck-and-neck with Trump nationally: poll

Democratic presidential nominee Kamala Harris received no boost nationally — or in the critical state of Pennsylvania — following last week’s debate against Donald Trump and remains neck-and-neck with her GOP opponent, according to new polls.The New York Times, Philadelphia Inquirer and Siena College surveys found the current vice president and former president have 47% support apiece among likely general election voters nationwide, while Harris tops Trump, 50% to 46%, in Pennsylvania after their Sept.10 debate.With a full field of candidates, the 2024 major party nominees remain tied on 46% support nationwide.

Green Party candidate Jill Stein and Libertarian Party candidate Chase Oliver were each backed by 2% of likely voters.Trump, 78, did lose a single percentage point of support in both the two-way and four-way matchups after the debate with Harris in Philadelphia.Only in the four-way race did Harris, 59, gain one percentage point of support post-debate.Even the pair’s favorability ratings were nearly identical, with 48% preferring Harris and 47% having a good opinion of Trump.A majority of voters (51%) have an unfavorable view of Trump and 49% view Harris the same way.Those results come even as 67% of the likely voters surveyed said the vice president did well against Trump in the debate.

Just 40% of the voters said the 45th president performed well.But nearly half (47%) of likely voters also view Harris as too liberal, whereas just 35% say Trump is too conservative.That difference may be responsible for Trump holding off Harris among self-described independent voters, 48% to 45%.Notably, though, those same independents gave the 45th president poor marks for his debate performance, with 65% saying Harris did well and just 30% saying Trump did well.On the issues, voters still believe Trump would handle the economy (54%) and immigration (54%) better than the Democratic incumbent.In Pennsylvania, the economy remains a significant concern, with 77% of lik...