Who's winning the race for president? Latest polls show debate's impact

Trump, Harris visit swing states after debate

University of Wisconsin-Madison Professor Michael Wagner joins LiveNOW's Austin Westfall to discuss Donald Trump's announcement that there will be no more debates against Kamala Harris before the 2024 election.

New polling data shows Vice President Kamala Harris has slightly increased her lead over former President Donald Trump following Tuesday night’s debate.

The latest Reuters/Ipsos poll, which closed Thursday, shows Harris leading Trump 47% to 42% in the 2024 presidential election – just slightly higher than the four-point lead she had in a late August Reuters/Ipsos poll.

Among likely voters who watched or read about the debate, 53% said Harris won and 24% said Trump performed better. One in five Republican voters said Trump didn’t appear sharp.

US Vice President and Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris (R) shakes hands with former US President and Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump during a presidential debate at the National Constitution Center in Philadelphia, Penns

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Roughly 53% of Republican voters in the poll said Trump won the debate, compared to 91% of Democrats who said Harris was the winner. According to the poll, 31% of Republicans said no one won and 14% said Harris did better than Trump.

Trump announced Thursday that he would not participate in another debate with Harris, claiming there’s no need because he outperformed Harris on Tuesday. Flash polls and unscientific surveys of who won the debate overwhelmingly favored Harris.

More than 67 million people tuned in as Harris pressed a forceful case against the former president with jabs at his economic policy and his refusal to concede his 2020 election loss.

Trump continued to drive his message about inflation and immigration hammering Americans, tearing into Harris as too liberal and a continuation of Biden's unpopular administration.

With less than two months until Election Day on Nov. 5, here’s where the polls stand in the seven key swing states that could choose the next president.

Arizona

Polls show Trump is up 2% in Arizona, according to polling averages website 270toWin. That’s based on five polls, the most recent on Sept. 10.

Georgia

Polls show Trump is up 1.3% in Georgia, according to 270toWin. That’s based on six polls, the most recent on Sept. 10.

Michigan

Polls show Harris is up 2.2% in Michigan, according to 270toWin. That’s based on five polls, the most recent on Sept. 12.

Nevada

Polls show Harris is up .4% is Nevada, according to 270toWin. That’s based on five polls, the most recent on Sept. 10.

North Carolina

Polls show Harris is up .5% in North Carolina, according to 270toWin. That’s based on seven polls, the most recent on Sept. 10.

Pennsylvania

Polls show Harris is up .8% in Pennsylvania, the swing state with the largest number of Electoral College votes up for grabs. That figure is based on five polls, the most recent one on Sept. 10, according to the polling averages website 270toWin.