Donald Trump vs Harris: New Poll Shows Who is Leading as Early Voting Records Smashed in US

• The latest Wall Street Journal poll indicates that Donald Trump has overtaken Kamala Harris with a lead of 47% to 45%
• The update marks a significant shift from August 2024 when Harris was ahead by two points
• Legit.ng reports that early voting for the 2024 United States presidential election has commenced, with a strong turnout continuing

Legit.ng journalist, Ridwan Adeola Yusuf, has over 9 years of experience covering politics, elections and global issues.

Washington, D.C., United States - As global attention remains on the 2024 United States elections, reports indicate that Donald Trump is leading his rival, Kamala Harris.

A new poll from the Wall Street Journal (WSJ), released on Wednesday, October 23, revealed that Trump, the Republican Party candidate, is leading Harris, the Democratic Party candidate, by 2 percentage points nationally, with 47% to her 45%.

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The Guardian reported on Thursday, October 24, that nearly 25 million Americans had already voted, breaking records in several battleground states, partly due to Republicans embracing early voting under Trump's direction.

Either through in-person mail-in ballots or early voting, more than 1.9 million voters have cast early votes in Georgia, where Trump lost by a mere 11,779 votes in 2020 to the incumbent president, Joe Biden.

North Carolina also set a new record of more than 1.7 million despite the chaos caused by Hurricane Helene in September.

According to Al Jazeera, Trump and Harris are neck-and-neck in swing (battleground) states.

Legit.ng reports that the 2024 US presidential election is set to be held on Tuesday, November 5, 2024. Voters in each state and the District of Columbia will choose electors to the Electoral College, who will then elect a president and vice president for a term of four years.

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US firms brace for more tariffs as election approaches

Earlier, Legit.ng reported that from holding back investments to considering moving abroad, businesses in the US are bracing for more economic turbulence as the presidential campaign kicks into high gear -- with fresh tariffs rolled out and promises of more.

For Robert Actis, whose manufacturing business has been caught in the tariff maelstrom, the future has looked "clouded" over the past five years.

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