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Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump are reportedly even across battleground states, according to a new CBS News/YouGov poll released on Sunday (August 18).
The two candidates are reported to be at 50% among likely voters in battleground states, while Harris has a 51% to 48% edge nationally. Harris also has a 56% advantage in support from women while Trump has a 54% edge among men.
Last week, Harris was reported to have a 50% to 46% lead over Trump with 5% of voters claiming to be undecided in the first Emerson College Polling national survey conducted since President Joe Biden's decision not to seek re-election. The vice president also had a reported 52% to 48% advantage with undecided voters' support allocated, as well as a 48% to 44% edge with third-party candidates on the ballot, including Robert F. Kennedy Jr. at 4%.
The August Emerson College national poll only surveyed likely voters, while previous polls included all registered voters. Trump's support decreased by two points among likely voters from 48% to 46% from the previous month, while Harris' support was three points higher than President Biden at 47% in July.
Trump was, however, reported to hold a 49% to 48% margin in Pennsylvania in a head-to-head matchup, as well as 51% to 49% with undecided voters' support allocated, according to the Emerson College Polling/RealClearPennsylvania survey released on Friday (August 16). The two candidates are both reported to have 47% support, respectively, when third-party candidates are on the ballot, with Robert F. Kennedy at 3% and 2% claiming to be undecided.