“The 2024 presidential race currently mirrors 2020, with the Democratic lead narrowing from four points to two in national polls,” Spencer Kimball, executive director of Emerson College Polling, said. “In 2020, Biden re-established his four-point lead in late September ahead of the first debate; now, we’ll see what impact the debate has on the trajectory of this race.”

On the generic congressional ballot, 48% support the Democratic candidate while 44% support the Republican candidate.

Fifty-one percent have a favorable view of Kamala Harris, while 49% have an unfavorable view of the Vice President. Trump’s favorability is at 47%, while 53% have an unfavorable view of him.

Forty-one percent approve of the job President Biden is doing in office, while 53% disapprove of the job he is doing. Since mid-August, Biden’s approval has improved by two points, from 39% to 41%.

Last week on X, Mark Cuban asked his followers, “Who’s persona and character would you like to see young children grow up to have?” When the question was asked in a scientific poll, voters showed a preference for Harris’ character and persona over Trump’s, 54% to 46%.

The economy remains the top issue to voters, at 43%, followed by immigration (15%), threats to democracy (14%), abortion access (7%), healthcare (6%), crime (4%), and housing affordability (3%).

• Those who say the economy is the top issue facing the country break for Trump, 62% to 36%, as well as immigration, 84% to 13%. Those who say threats to democracy break for Harris, 84% to 12%, along with housing and abortion.