On the eve of the Democratic convention, Joe Biden's lead over President Trump has significantly narrowed since June, a new CNN poll shows.
And on the eve of the party conventions, a majority of voters are"extremely enthusiastic" about voting in this year's election, a new high in CNN polling in presidential election cycles back to 2003.Overall, 50% of registered voters back the Biden-Harris ticket, while 46% say they support Trump and Pence, right at the poll's margin of error of plus or minus 4 percentage points.
Most say she is qualified to be president should that be necessary . And a majority, 62%, say her selection does not have much effect on their vote. People of color, though, are more likely than White people to say her selection makes them more likely to back Biden .Compared with other recent Democratic running mates, Harris fares well.
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