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Harris and Trump Deadlocked to the End, Final Times/Siena National Poll Finds Adam Nagourney and Ruth Igielnik, New York Times [unlocked] The electorate has rarely seemed so evenly divided. The latest New York Times/Siena College poll found Harris and Trump tied 48 to 48.
CNN Poll: Harris and Trump remain in a locked race and are tied heading into the final stretch Jennifer Agiesta and Ariel Edwards-Levy, CNN
Presidential election is a dead heat though Trump leads Harris big on economy, says CNBC survey Steve Liesman, CNBC
Half of Americans see Donald Trump as a fascist Gary Langer and Steven Sparks, ABC News
Threat of political violence looms as Election Day approaches Tomas Hoppough, Scripps News
Majority of Americans willing to accept the election results, even if their candidate loses Mallory Newall & Johnny Sawyer, Ipsos More Concern About Trump Than Harris Aligning With Radicals Jeffrey M. Jones, Gallup Harvard Youth Poll, Fall 2024 Institute of Politics, Harvard Kennedy School
Harris, Trump Voters Differ Over Election Security, Vote Counts and Hacking Concerns Pew Research Center
A president on trial? Many voters want Trump to face charges, even if he's elected Bart Jansen, USA Today U.S. Consumers Plan Generous Holiday Spending Lydia Saad, Gallup
Majority of Voters Want U.S. to Focus on Peace, Not Escalation, in Middle East Blueprint Free speech a top concern for Americans in 2024 FIRE Michigan: Harris Leading Michigan State University Maryland: Alsobrooks has clear lead in Senate race Scott Clement, Emily Guskin and Erin Cox, Washington Post Florida: Donald Trump & Rick Scott Closing the 2024 General Election Campaign Leading Their Democratic Opponents Florida Chamber of Commerce Ohio: Survey of Likely Voters Democracy and Public Policy Research Network, Bowling Green State University Trump’s swing-state support depends on people who don’t trust the media Philip Bump, Washington Post
Could Trump Win the Popular Vote but Lose the Electoral College? Nate Cohn, New York Times [unlocked] Harris Seeks Suburban Swing to Offset Trump Gains John McCormick, Wall Street Journal [unlocked] There Are Four Anti-Trump Pathways We Failed to Take. There Is a Fifth. Steven Levitsky and Daniel Ziblatt (Harvard), New York Times [unlocked] The Army of Election Officials Ready to Reject the Vote Jim Rutenberg, New York Times Magazine [unlocked] ‘There’s People That Are Absolutely Ready to Take on a Civil War’ John Hendrickson, The Atlantic [unlocked] They voted Democrat for years — but the war in Lebanon changes everything Josie Ensor, The Times [unlocked] Which states have the most — and least — accurate polls? Nathaniel Rakich, 538 I'm a pollster. Here's why polling the 2024 election is harder than ever. David Byler, MSNBC The art and séance of polling R.J. Matson, Roll Call
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