Trump Takes Narrow Lead Over Harris in Closing Weeks of Race అంటున్న WSJ

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Donald Trump has opened a narrow lead in the presidential race, as voters have adopted a more positive view of his agenda and past performance and a more negative view of Kamala Harris, a new Wall Street Journal poll finds.

The national survey finds that Trump is leading Harris by 2 percentage points, 47% to 45%, compared with a Harris lead of 2 points in the Journal’s August survey on a ballot that includes third-party and independent candidates. Both leads are within the polls’ margins of error, meaning that either candidate could actually be ahead.

The former president has expanded his lead as the candidate best able to handle the economy, with more voters choosing him over Harris by 12 points, compared with 8 points in August. His lead over Harris as best on handling immigration has grown to 15 points, up from 7 points in August.

Trump’s advantage on handling immigration comes as he has focused heavily in his campaign appearances lately on casting illegal immigration as a danger to Americans’ personal safety and job opportunities. Some 23% of voters said immigration was the top issue motivating their choice of candidate, the largest share in Journal polls dating back a year and a half.