New poll shows Kamala Harris leading Donald Trump in three key swing states

WASHINGTON - A new poll released Saturday shows Vice President Kamala Harris leading former President Donald Trump in three key swing states. 

The New York Times/Siena College poll, conducted between Aug. 5 and Aug. 9, found that if the election were held today, 50% of voters among the likely electorate in Michigan, Wisconsin and Pennsylvania each said they’d choose Harris while 46% of the electorate in each state said they’d choose Trump if the two candidates were in a head to head matchup.

The new findings come after a booming start to Harris’ campaign since President Joe Biden dropped out of the race last month, with the vice president raising over $300 million and her crowd sizes at rallies topping 10,000 people. 

She also embarked on a mult-state battleground blitz Tuesday with her new running mate, Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, starting in Pennsylvania. The two held events in Wisconsin, Michigan and Arizona this week. 

The surveys, conducted among 1,973 registered voters, has a margin of error of plus or minus 2.6 percentage points for the likely electorate.