The Battle For Battleground States.
The 2024 presidential campaign’s home stretch kicks off with a mixed outlook across six key battlegrounds, according to new CNN polls conducted by SSRS in each state. Vice President Kamala Harris holds an advantage over former President Donald Trump among likely voters in Wisconsin and Michigan, while Trump has the edge in Arizona. The two split likely voters almost evenly in Georgia, Nevada and Pennsylvania, the state with the largest electoral vote prize that’s widely seen as up for grabs.
Across each of them, an average of 15% of likely voters say they have not yet firmly decided their choice, suggesting a sizable share of voters could shift their views on the race as attention to the campaign rises and campaign activity, especially in these states, hits a fever pitch in the final nine weeks before Election Day.
Likely voters in Wisconsin break 50% for Harris to 44% for Trump, and in Michigan, it’s 48% Harris to 43% Trump. In Arizona, Trump lands at 49% to Harris’ 44%. In Georgia and Nevada, 48% back Harris to 47% for Trump, and in Pennsylvania, the candidates are tied at 47%.
The Electoral College makes the American Presidential election a game of games. The states that are ‘in play’ get all the attention from the candidates in order to secure as many votes possible in the winner take all state by state contest. States come and go as ‘battlegrounds’ bases on the last election and the latest polls. Ohio, Florida and Iowa have fallen by the wayside as battlegrounds with the newbies being North Carolina, Georgia and Arizona. Democrats would love Florida to come back in the fray as a battleground but Texas would be the ultimate prize, however, that seems to be years down the road.