In the latest “Power Rankings” update for the 2024 presidential election, Vice President Kamala Harris has taken the lead for the first time this cycle, according to Fox News anchor Bill Hemmer. The rankings, revealed Thursday, highlight shifts in key battleground states, with North Carolina and Georgia now considered “toss-ups.”
Other key states like Nevada, Arizona, Wisconsin and Pennsylvania remain highly contested. Hemmer explained that these battleground states will play a crucial role in determining the outcome of the election, with a total of 78 electoral votes at stake across six states.
The latest update gives Harris 241 electoral votes to Donald Trump's 219. To win the presidency, a candidate needs 270 electoral votes, making the battleground states absolutely critical for both campaigns.
As Fox News reports:
Debate watchers declared Harris the winner of Tuesday's presidential debate. In a flash poll conducted by CNN in the hours after the showdown, 63% of watchers said they thought Harris had a better performance, and 37% said Trump did.
Trump made headlines for unfounded claims about migrants eating pets and a rebuttal about the size of his rallies, leaving Harris, who stayed on topic and made appeals to moderates, largely out of the conversation after the debate.
When Trump was able to communicate effectively, he told voters that the nation was in decline because of the cost of living and illegal immigration. Issues polling continues to show that it is a strong message.
As with any major event, it will take a few weeks to assess the debate's impact on the horse race.
Meanwhile, the RealClearPolitics rolling national polling average shows Harris leading Trump by an average of 1.7 percentage points nationally.
In battleground states, Trump holds slim leads in three states, a 1.6-point advantage in Arizona, 0.3-points in Georgia and 0.1-points in North Carolina. Harris leads by 0.7-points in Michigan, 0.6-points in Nevada and 1.8-points in Wisconsin. She also maintains a larger lead in New Hampshire, Minnesota, Pennsylvania and Virginia.
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