Vice President Kamala Harris has taken a lead over former President Donald Trump in several recent national polls. This marks a notable shift in the 2024 presidential race, which has already been quite eventful. According to a new poll conducted by Marquette Law School between July 24 and August 1, Harris leads Trump by eight percentage points among likely voters when third-party candidates are included. The survey shows Harris at 50 percent compared to Trump’s 42 percent.
This is a significant improvement over the Democrats’ position in May, when Biden was trailing Trump by three percentage points.
The poll also reveals Harris’s lead in a head-to-head matchup. Among registered voters, “Harris is the choice for president, with the support of 52 percent of registered voters, while Trump is the choice for 48 percent,” according to the Marquette Law School survey.
This trend is not…