Top Pollster Weighs In On Pennsylvania’s Neck-And-Neck Senate Election: ‘I Would Rather Be Casey’

Senior Director of Emerson Polling Matt Taglia joined "Forbes Newsroom" to discuss the early voting turnout in the Pennsylvania Senate election between Sen. Bob Casey (D) and David McCormick.

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[barbaraowen]

What you see is outsiders moving in and they are democrats. NC is a red state and you can’t blame it on the young voters. Majority of native north carolians are republicans. We get a democrats moving in and a lot of them are people who have retired and believe me, we are tired of it. Our state has always been so red it bleeds

[DebbieMcDougal]

McCormick has made ground, within 1 point, he has the momentum. I think he can win! Vote republican! Trump/Vance 2024

[Dad-]

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[Runguyt]

When an incumbent is losing ground right before an election, that is never a good sign for the incumbent.

[robertbender]

Casey trying to ride the Trump train is a trogan horse for Independents

[blaws]

Slight lead my ass!!!
Stop lying and learn to lose gracefully

[jerryrobbins]

I Voted on Friday October 4, 2024 for Trump and MCCormick and all Republican down my Ballot. Casey Needs to Go.

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[Niebs-dn]

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[cashaeleatemla]

Meanwhile, Thursday's poll showed most voters made up their mind weeks ago, with just 4 percent having made up their mind in the past week.

Compared to September's polling from Emerson College/RCPA, there was one small change this month. Then, the candidates were neck-and-neck with 48 percent each.

Like in other swing states, polling remains tight for Harris and Trump. Nate Silver's polling tracker showed the pair tied with 48 percent each on Wednesday, while FiveThirtyEight on Thursday showed Trump with a lead of 0.3 percent over Harris (47.9 to 47.6 percent).

Breaking down the results of the Emerson College/RCPA poll, the gap widened when it came to voters of different ages.

Those under 50 years old favored Harris more (57 percent against 39 percent for Trump), while that was essentially flipped for those over 50. Among undecided voters, Harris looked more likely to win them over, with 51.6 percent leaning toward her, compared to Trump's 48.4 percent.

[sheilanoname]

This didn't age well. The pollster says "later next week" we should have a better idea where this race is headed. If Forbes can't get their "news" clips out any earlier than 48 hours later, what's the point of watching? Unsubscribing.

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[bobV]

Emerson College is very liberal and the dude dumb

[cashaeleatemla]

Former President Donald Trump took a narrow lead on Thursday in one of the key swing states Vice President Kamala Harris needs for victory—Pennsylvania.

The Emerson College Polling/RCPA Pennsylvania survey, which was conducted between October 21-22 among 860 likely voters in the swing state, showed Trump with 49 percent of voter support versus Harris' 48 percent, while 3 percent remained undecided. The poll's margin of error was plus or minus 3.3 percentage points.

Pennsylvania is one of seven battleground states that will greatly impact who will be the next president, and both candidates have made multiple appearances there in recent weeks, seeking to gain the state's 19 Electoral College votes.

Harris' clearest path to victory next month would be to win the three "blue wall" battleground states of Pennsylvania, Michigan and Wisconsin, barring any shock results elsewhere. Trump's most efficient path to 270 Electoral College votes would be to win the swing states of North Carolina and Georgia while flipping Pennsylvania.

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