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Donald Trump erases deficit against Kamala Harris in final pre-election Post poll

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The survey by Leger found Trump, 78, and Harris, 60, each receiving 49% support among likely voters, with the remaining 2% saying they would back another candidate.
Republican Donald Trump has pulled into a virtual tie with Vice President Kamala Harris, according to the final poll commissioned by The Post ahead of Tuesday’s election — erasing a four-percentage point deficit as the race entered October.
The survey by Leger found Trump, 78, and Harris, 60, each receiving 49% support among likely voters, with the remaining 2% saying they would back another candidate.
Harris has lost two points of support from the Oct. 1 Leger poll for The Post, which showed her leading the 45th president 51% to 47% among likely voters.
The narrow margin suggests a victory for Trump in the all-important Electoral College. In 2016, the Republican nominee defeated Democrat Hillary Clinton despite losing the popular vote by 2.1 percentage points — and most polls indicate an even closer race in the raw vote total this time around.
While most polls have shown a gender gap in the race between Trump and Harris, the Leger survey shows a wide age difference in support of the two major party nominees.

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