Harris lead narrows to 1 point over Trump in national poll

Vice President Harris has a razor-thin lead over former President Trump nationally, according to a new poll.

The Reuters/Ipsos survey, released Tuesday, shows Harris with 44 percent support compared to Trump's 43 percent. Her lead has "steadily shrunk" since last month, pollsters wrote, pointing to a separate survey from earlier this month that showed the vice president up by 2 points.

The Hill/Decision Desk HQ's polling average also shows a downturn for the Democratic nominee. With single digits left until Election Day, Harris is leading the GOP nominee by less than 1 point — 48.6 percent to 47.9 percent.

Survey respondents pointed to the economy and jobs as the top priority heading into the election, with 26 percent saying as much. Trump brought in 47 percent support compared to Harris's 37 percent when voters were asked who could best handle the issue.

The numbers come as Democrats have shown frustration with the vice president over her not doing more to tout her economic message, despite many voters listing the issue as most important.

Other issues voters listed as "most pressing," were political extremism, 24 percent, and immigration, 18 percent, according to the survey.

The former president also had an edge on the issue of immigration, with 48 percent of voters saying his approach would be best compared to 33 percent who said the same of Harris, the data shows.

The vice president had a slight lead on combatting political extremism — and threats to democracy — with 40 percent backing her over Trump's 38 percent, the poll found.

Harris has heavily emphasized the former president's role in the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol in her campaign remarks. She gave a speech, largely considered closing arguments against Trump, Tuesday from the Ellipse in Washington — the same spot Trump spoke ahead of the riots.

The former president also held a high-profile campaign event Sunday at Madison Square Garden in New York City. The rally was filled with controversy and criticism, after a guest comedian received backlash for attacking Puerto Rico as “a floating island of garbage.” The Trump campaign has sought to distance itself from the remarks, with the former president largely brushing off the comments.

Both party nominees have just days to win over voters in the critical battleground states.

The Reuters/Ipsos poll was conducted Oct. 24-27 among 1,150 people — including 975 registered voters — and has a margin of error of plus or minus 3 percentage points.