Shocking poll puts Harris ahead in Iowa as vice president urges Americans to 'stay calm' during Saturday Night Live appearance

Kamala Harris has led Donald Trump in a poll in Iowa, a state that Donald Trump easily won in 2016 and 2020.

The vice president has a three-point lead in the Midwest state, according to a Des Moines Register/Mediacom Iowa poll of 808 likely voters.

“The poll shows that women — especially those who are older or politically independent — are driving the late shift toward Harris,” the poll said.

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The poll shows Ms. Harris leading Mr. Trump 47% to 44%.

It has a margin of error of 3.4 percentage points and follows another poll in Iowa in September that gave Trump a four-point lead, the newspaper reported.

To take Iowa would give the winner six Electoral College votes, 270 of which are needed to become president.

Both contenders for the US presidency have focused on key battleground states such as North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Michigan and Wisconsin as they try to advance in a tight race for the White House.

Early voting is already underway in the run-up to Tuesday’s elections.

During a speech in North Carolina, Trump told a crowd in Gastonia: “If we win this state, we’re going to win the whole game.”

“We have overcome every attack, every abuse and even two assassination attempts,” he added. “And now it all comes down to this.”

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Speaking in Virginia, which is not considered a battleground state, Trump predicted that he would win not only the Electoral College count, but also a majority of votes nationwide — something he failed to do in the last two elections. succeeded.

Meanwhile, Ms Harris headlined a star-studded event in the Old North state, following musical performances from Jon Bon Jovi and Khalid.

Although she was interrupted by protesters, she used the moment to emphasize her campaign’s theme of democracy and said that as president she would work to end Israel’s war in Gaza.

“It’s all right, everyone,” she said. “Democracy can be complicated. This is what democracy looks like.”

Harris urges Americans to “stay calm” during Saturday Night Live appearance

Ms. Harris also appeared on the comedy show Saturday Night Live TV, appearing as herself in a mirror opposite the actor who portrayed her on the show.

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They were dressed identically and played on Ms. Harris’ first name, saying Americans want to “end the drama-la” in politics “with a cool new stepmother-ala.”

“Keep calm, ala and carry on, ala,” they said in unison.