A new poll of registered voters from The Wall Street Journal is the latest to find the U.S. presidential race tied within the margin of error.
Former President Donald Trump has 47% support in the new national poll, compared to 45% for Vice President Kamala Harris.
In the previous Wall Street Journal poll, conducted in late August, shortly after the Democratic National Convention, Kamala’s support was 47% against Trump’s 45%.
Research suggests that negative views of Kamala have increased since late summer.
In the new poll, 45% have a favorable view of her, with 53% unfavorable. In August, these numbers were tied at 49% each.
Views of Trump, meanwhile, have become slightly more favorable, with 48% favorable to 50% unfavorable now, compared with a reading of 45% favorable to 53% unfavorable in August.
The majority of voters in the poll (52%) say they approve of the job Trump is doing as president, while the majority disapprove of the way Kamala is handling her job as vice president (54% disapprove).
Voters in the poll were divided over which candidate cares about people like you (46% say this best describes Trump, 44% Kamala) and over who will defend the middle class (47% say Kamala, 44% Trump).
Trump has the advantage of being seen as someone who brings needed change (49% Trump to 40% Kamala), and Kamala has a wide lead in having the right temperament to be president (46% Kamala to 39% Trump).
The survey interviewed 1,500 registered voters between October 19 and 22, with a margin of error of plus or minus 2.5 percentage points.
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Source: CNN Brasil
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