Where Kamala Harris runs stronger (and weaker) than Biden in NBC News' poll
The latest NBC News poll, which was conducted before a gunman fired at former President Donald Trump and rallygoers in Pennsylvania on Saturday, showed both President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris trailing Republican Donald Trump by 2 points in head-to-head matchups.
The latest NBC News poll, which was conducted before a gunman fired at former President Donald Trump and rallygoers in Pennsylvania on Saturday, showed both President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris trailing Republican Donald Trump by 2 points in head-to-head matchups.
Trump led Biden 45%-43%, with 12% undecided or preferring another choice, while the Republican former president was ahead of Harris 47%-45%, with 8% undecided or preferring another choice. Both results are within the poll’s margin of error.
But inside those head-to-head results, the poll found where Harris runs stronger than Biden, where she was weaker and where there was almost no difference, as some in the Democratic Party clamor for a nominee other than Biden following his June debate against Trump.
For starters, the NBC News poll showed Harris slightly outperforming Biden among Black voters, leading Trump among this demographic by 64 points (78% to 14%). That compares with Biden’s 57-point lead among Black voters (69% to 12%).
Meanwhile, the poll showed Trump doing slightly better among white voters when matched up with Harris instead of Biden, leading her by 16 points among these voters, compared with his 14-point advantage here against Biden.
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