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Harris leads Trump in Pennsylvania — and two bellwether PA counties — exclusive poll finds

  • Kamala Harris leads Donald Trump in Pennsylvania, a trio of USA TODAY/Suffolk University polls found.
  • Harris leads Trump 49%-46% in Pennsylvania, a statewide poll of 500 likely Pennsylvania voters conducted Sept. 11 to Sept. 15 found.
  • Harris also enjoys higher personal popularity among likely Pennsylvania voters, with 49% having a favorable opinion of the vice president, compared to 47% with an unfavorable opinion.

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Harris leads Trump in Pennsylvania — and two bellwether PA counties — exclusive poll findshttps://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/elections/2024/09/16/harris-trump-pennsylvania-poll/75236006007/Open linkView original on lemmy.world
lemmy.world

Margin of error on this poll is 4.4%. Don’t even bother clicking this. Vote.

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lemmy.world

I was recently listening to NPR/public radio discuss the margin of error. There are 4 types, and only one of those are used when reporting poll numbers.

The recommendation was to double the reported number to get a better idea of the true margin of error.

Edit: Found it! It was from On the Media, WNYC. September 13th, 2024 episode around 27m:47s. Here's the link: https://pca.st/episode/3f8ff092-92b9-4767-9725-6dbe3af715be?t=1667

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lemmy.world

While it is far too close for comfort, Harris has at least a small lead in the polls in enough states to carry the election. This has been true for quite a while. And Trump's lead is slipping in several more states.

We must not get complacent, but we also shouldn't be discouraged.

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Absolutely. I expect Harris to win. I'm just not comfortable at all.

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The states she needs are all on a knife's edge. She's polling slightly better after the debate but things could easily revert over the next seven weeks. This election will be decided by turnout. I get frustrated with these articles proclaiming she's ahead in a single poll with a result that's inside the margin of error. Harris needs to beat both Trump and complacency.

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