Harris Gets DNC Boost But Race With Trump Remains Tight

FiveThirtyEight's polling aggregate showed the vice president with a 3.4-point lead on Monday.

Vice President Kamala Harris received an expected boost from the Democratic National Convention in Chicago last week, but former President Donald Trump is still polling well as surveys continue to point to a close election in November.Harris and other high-profile Democrats emphasized messages of 'freedom' and 'democracy' during the DNC, where issues like reproductive rights and health care took center stage.

That poll was conducted among 1,758 registered voters from August 19 to August 23, the same week as the DNC.An RMG Research poll, conducted on behalf of the Napolitan Institute, found Harris and Trump tied, each receiving 49 percent of the vote, in a head-to-head. The poll surveyed 2,404 likely voters from August 19 to August 22.When independent Robert F. Kennedy Jr. was included in the poll, Harris held a 2-point lead . Kennedy left the race on Friday, throwing his support behind Trump.

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