Kamala Harris Trails Trump in Early Polls, but Race Remains Close

Early polls after Mr. Biden dropped out suggest Ms. Harris is closer to Mr. Trump than her predecessor was, but she is still trailing. An update average of 2020 presidential general election polls accounting for each poll's quality, sample size, and recency shows Harris trailing Trump by five points, 49% to 44%. This is a narrower margin than the 10-point lead Biden held over Trump at this point in the 2020 campaign.

Harris performed well in her first debate as the Democratic nominee, but Trump has been hammering her on her record as a prosecutor and her support for Medicare for All. Some Democrats are concerned that Harris is not electable, but others believe that she is the party's best chance to defeat Trump. The race is likely to remain close until Election Day.