“Voters in six key swing states say Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump is more likely than Democratic nominee Kamala Harris to handle foreign policy issues.”, — write: www.ukrinform.ua
Voters in six key swing states say Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump is more likely than Democratic nominee Kamala Harris to handle foreign policy issues.
“Voters in six key states believe that former President Donald Trump has a better chance than current Vice President Harris to end the wars in Ukraine and the Gaza Strip, effectively respond to a potential Chinese attack on Taiwan, and defend US interests on the international stage,” the statement said. institute
According to the results of the survey, voters across America believe that Harris (52% to 48%) will better protect the interests of the United States. At the same time, among voters in the so-called “swing” states – Arizona, Georgia, Michigan, Nevada, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin – Trump leads in this category (56% against 44%).
Read also: Zelensky is not sure what Trump knows how to stop the war In swing states, there is a split in favor of Trump (58% to 42%) on who is more likely to end Russia’s war against Ukraine and the fighting in Gaza. The same gap is observed on the issue of a possible Chinese attack on Taiwan. Voters believe that Trump will respond more effectively to these challenges.
The GOP also leads Harris (56% to 44%) in swing states on immigration, according to a Global Affairs Institute poll. Harris is ahead of Trump nationally on who will respond more effectively to the global crisis (52% vs. 48%) and improve the U.S. reputation (53% vs. 47%). However, these gaps are erased when considering “shaky” states.
In the period from August 15 to 22, 2024, the Institute of Global Affairs surveyed 1,865 adult citizens of voting age in the United States — 1,000 of them live in six “shaky” states. The margin of error both nationally and in swing states is +/-3.9%.
Read also: Trump says that Zelensky supports Harris’ victory As noted, for voters, Trump’s general political vision is more clearly defined than Harris, especially in “swing” states.
At the same time, as noted in the material, foreign policy is currently not the main issue for American voters, with the exception of immigration.
As reported by Ukrinform, In the USA, the first televised debate between the presidential candidates from the Democratic Party, Kamala Harris, and the Republican Party, Donald Trump, took place.
63% of participants in a CNN poll conducted by SSRS among registered voters believe that Harris performed better in the televised debate.
The US presidential election will be held on November 5.