Vice President Harris has the lowest approval rating for a Democratic presidential candidate in decades, according to a New York Times/Siena College poll.
Hours before former President Donald Trump is scheduled to hold a historic rally at Madison Square Garden, he reiterates that he is launching a major operation to win the state's 28 electoral votes. It is expected that it will be announced.
A new poll released Saturday morning shows Ms. Harris leading Mr. Trump 66% to 27% among registered voters, still holding a sizable lead, but President Biden in Deep Blue City in 2020. It was a significant setback, judging from Trump's 76% to 23% victory. .
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Democratic presidential candidate Vice President Kamala Harris speaks to reporters in Houston on Friday, October 25, 2024. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)
If this result were achieved, it would be the city's worst performance for a Democratic presidential candidate since 1988, according to the New York Times.
The top three issues affecting registered voters in polls are the economy, followed by immigration and abortion.
The city has battled several crises in recent years and is still reeling from the effects of COVID-19-era lockdowns.
New York City has the highest median monthly rent for a one-bedroom apartment among 100 cities, according to rental market platform Zumper.
The city continues to take in tens of thousands of immigrants, and spending on the crisis is expected to exceed $5 billion, with Mayor Eric Adams previously saying costs could balloon to more than $10 billion by the end of next fiscal year. He said it was sexual.
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Meanwhile, the administration of New York City Mayor Adams, who was indicted on bribery and corruption charges last month, is also in crisis after Gov. Kathy Hochul's poor performance in the 2022 gubernatorial election, with her victory by just six points. I'm in a mode.
Former President Trump will hold a rally in New York City on Sunday as he looks to make big gains in the Big Apple. (Win McNamee/Getty Images)
In the midterm elections, Democratic House candidates won the state's popular vote by an average of just 9 points, compared to about 23 points for Mr. Biden in 2020, according to the Times. Mr. Biden trailed Mr. Trump in New York by a margin of 60.87%. Compared to 2016, the former president's vote was 37.74%, an increase of 1%.
Democrats' fight for the House majority will likely continue across New York in the midterm elections, with the party losing four seats, including several in Democratic-leaning districts.
Mr. Trump has made national gains among black, Hispanic and young voters, a group he hopes to appeal to at Sunday's rally.
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Immigrants reach for food outside the Roosevelt Hotel in Manhattan. Immigration has become a top issue among New York City voters. (Alexi Rosenfeld/Getty Images)
He also visited a barbershop in the Bronx earlier this week and held a rally in the borough in May on a 3,500-person permit. The New York Post reported that the Bronx rally drew up to 10,000 supporters.
The poll was conducted from October 20th to October 23rd, and pollsters spoke to 853 New York City voters. Overall, more than 98 percent of respondents contacted by cell phone, and the survey has a margin of error of 3.9 percent.
A New York Times/Siena College national poll shows the two candidates deadlocked at 48% each.
