Kamala Harris has “leaped” into the lead in a red state the Democrats had all but written off, analysis showed Saturday.
The widely respected Des Moines Register/Mediacom Iowa Poll now shows Harris leading her opponent Donald Trump 47% to 44%.
The state is usually so red it’s not even considered a battleground.
“It’s hard for anybody to say they saw this coming,” pollster J. Ann Selzer told the Des Moines Register.
“She has clearly leaped into a leading position.”
Just in September, the same poll showed Trump leading by 4 points, the Register reported. When Biden was the Democratic candidate in June, Trump had an 18-point lead.
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The research was conducted by Selzer’s polling firm and questioned some voters who had already cast their ballot. She said it had a margin of error of plus or minus 3.4 points.
Neither Harris or Trump have campaigned in Iowa since the state’s primary. It is not a state that's considered competitive.
“A victory for Harris would be a surprising development after Iowa has swung aggressively to the right in recent elections, delivering Trump solid victories in 2016 and 2020,” the Register reported.
The news site reported that women voters had driven the late shift to Harris.