A public opinion poll showed that Vice President Kamala Harris, the Democratic presidential candidate, is beating former President Donald Trump, the Republican candidate, in six key battleground states.

According to the results released on the 27th (local time) by Bloomberg News conducted with polling company Morning Consult on 6,165 voters in 7 battleground states from the 19th to the 25th, Vice President Harris recorded an approval rating of 51% in Pennsylvania. , defeated former President Trump (46%).

In addition, he was ahead of former President Trump in six states including Pennsylvania, including 7 percentage points in Nevada, 3 percentage points in Michigan, 3 percentage points in Wisconsin, 3 percentage points in Arizona, and 2 percentage points in North Carolina.

The margin of error for this survey is 3 percentage points, excluding Nevada (4 percentage points), and the media reported that Vice President Harris’s lead in Pennsylvania and Nevada is outside the margin of error.

In Georgia, one of the swing states, Vice President Harris and former President Trump had the same approval rating at 49%.

In a virtual match-up survey of voters in seven battleground states, Vice President Harris received 50% support and former President Trump received 47% support. In a multi-party virtual match involving minor candidates, Vice President Harris’s advantage expanded to 4 percentage points.

This survey also showed that the evaluation of Vice President Harris, a member of the Biden administration,’s response to economic problems has improved.

When asked about handling the cost of daily necessities, former President Trump received 47% support and Vice President Harris received 46% support.

Bloomberg News reported that former President Trump’s lead on the general economy decreased from 6 percentage points last month to 4 percentage points this time.

On the immigration issue, former President Trump had a 14 percentage point lead, and on the abortion issue, Vice President Harris had a 24 percentage point lead.

In a previous opinion poll released by the Quinnipiac University on the 18th, Vice President Harris received 51% of the approval rating in Pennsylvania (margin of error ±2.7% points), beating out former President Trump (45%) by a gap that exceeded the margin of error.

However, there are some differences in the results depending on the research organization, such as the CBS survey, where the two candidates recorded a tie in Pennsylvania (49%).

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Reporter Kim Hyeon-gyeong khkkim@wowtv.co.kr