As the 2024 U.S. presidential race moves into its final stretch, Kamala Harris has increased her lead over Donald Trump in a recent poll, according to New York Times/Siena College data, to just 3%.
As the race for the 2024 U.S. presidential election enters its final month, Democratic nominee Kamala Harris is leading her Republican opponent Donald Trump by just 3%, according to a poll released on October 8 by the New York Times and Siena College.
Kamala Harris Favored Over Donald Trump, New Poll Shows
A survey of 3,385 likely voters was conducted between September 29 and October 6. The results showed that 49% of respondents preferred Trump and 46% preferred the former top prosecutor.
NEW Siena/NYT Poll: Harris Up 4 Points Over Trump in New National Survey of Likely Votershttps://t.co/d6oFfmQy9O#SienaPoll #NYT #NYTSienaPoll #National #USA #2024Election #KamalaHarris #DonaldTrump #ElectionTwitter pic.twitter.com/CdkyA0riEd
— SienaResearch (@SienaResearch) October 8, 2024
According to the media outlet, the current U.S. vice president may be making progress in regards to concerns about “temperament, trust and change that can be critical in a presidential race” after Harris leads the former reality television star in the poll for the first time since July.
The presidential contest is widely regarded as too close to call, with national polls indicating a deadlock between the two rival candidates.
The results of the New York Times/Siena College poll stand in stark contrast to Polymarket’s official 2024 Election Forecast, which shows Harris trailing Trump 46% to 52% as of Tuesday morning.
Trump now leading Kamala by 3% in betting markets. More accurate than polls, as actual money is on the line. https://t.co/WrsqZ2z8pp
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) October 7, 2024
Elon Musk, the CEO of X, asserted on Monday that there is “actual money on the line” and that the forecast made by the decentralized prediction market is “more accurate than polls.”
Crypto Takes The Spotlight In 2024 U.S. Presidential Election
Throughout the campaign trail, Trump has embraced cryptocurrencies to a large extent. He most recently launched World Liberty Financial, his family’s cryptocurrency platform, last month and threatened to “live in hell” if he were to lose in November.
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— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) September 16, 2024
“The SEC’s been unbelievably hostile,” Trump said, referring to the United States Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) treatment of American crypto businesses.
In the past, the former US president has threatened to remove SEC Chair Gary Gensler if Harris wins, citing the federal regulator’s strategy of regulating digital assets through enforcement rather than regulation.
“We will have regulations, but from now on, the rules will be written by the people who love your industry, not hate your industry,” Trump told audiences at Bitcoin Conference 2024.
Harris, meanwhile, has strengthened her calls to “encourage” equitable innovation in digital assets across the country.
At a late-month campaign stop in Pittsburgh, Harris declared, “We will encourage innovative technologies like AI and digital assets while protecting consumers and investors.” “We will create a safe business environment with consistent and transparent rules of the road.”