Democrats have won the national popular vote in every presidential election since 2008.
Former President Donald Trump has been on an upward trajectory in national polling, with three new surveys showing him drawing level or close with Vice President Kamala Harris less than two weeks before Election Day.
A poll released on Friday by The New York Times/Siena College showed Trump and Harris deadlocked at 48 percent support each among registered U.S. voters. The poll was conducted among 2,516 voters over the phone between October 20 and October 23 and has a margin of error of 2.2 percent.
The previous edition of the poll, conducted among 2,516 registered voters between September 29 and October 6 with a 2.2 percent margin of error, showed Harris with a slim 2 percentage point lead over the former president. Harris was backed by 48 percent of voters, while Trump was backed by 46 percent.
The New York Times noted on Friday that the new poll result was « not encouraging for Ms. Harris » since Democrats have managed to win the national popular vote in all presidential elections since 2008, despite former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton losing to Trump in the Electoral College in 2016.
Newsweek reached out to the Trump and Harris campaigns via email for comment on Friday.
