Harris and Trump Locked in Too-Close-to-Call Election
October 10, 2024
Four weeks before Election Day, Harris and Trump are locked in a margin-of-error contest nationally and in the seven battleground states, with every vote mattering between now and until ballots can no longer be cast. But in a political environment where many traditional fundamentals no longer apply, they have work to do to turn out their respective bases and persuade any undecided voters.
Pennsylvania is a microcosm of the campaign ahead for Harris and Trump, where the nominees are in a literal head-to-head polling tie, according to RealClearPolitics.
“Given how the two parties are moving into different coalitions and how the state is made up, it’s set up to be a very close race,” Pennsylvania Republican strategist Chris Nicholas told the Washington Examiner.
Harris, for example, has improved Democrats’ electoral prospects compared to President Joe Biden‘s this summer. But although her campaign has excited young people, that demographic has been an unreliable voting bloc in election seasons past..
