A national Marquette University poll put Harris 6 points ahead of Trump, while the Cook Political Report changed its rating of 3 key states from "leaning Republican" to "in play."
by Guillermo Alvarado
In the United States, voices continue to be raised about the impact of the candidacy of Kamala Harris and Timothy Walz in the race for the White House, a campaign that, until 20 days ago, seemed unfailingly tilted in favor of Donald Trump.
Unexpectedly, the vice president showed an energy that, it must be said, has been missing from the administration in recent years, and she inspired a new enthusiasm among members of the Democratic Party, whose spirits were low in the face of Joseph Biden's weak performance.
The nomination of Walz as his running mate appears to be another wise move, as he is a politician who is very palatable to certain sectors of citizens, including women, workers and ethnic minorities.
He served six consecutive terms in the House of Representatives and is currently the governor of the state of Minnesota.
Among his best-known positions are his strong advocacy of abortion rights, paid family and medical leave for employees, and, despite being a hunting enthusiast, his resignation from the National Rifle Association and support for greater restrictions on gun sales.
According to an article by David Brooks and Jim Cason, U.S. correspondents for La Jornada, the dynamics of the polls are already beginning to show changes.
A national Marquette University poll put Harris 6 points ahead of Trump, while the Cook Political Report changed its rating of 3 key states from "leaning Republican" to "in play."
Meanwhile, the New York Times had the Democratic duo up by 4 points in Michigan, Wisconsin and Pennsylvania. These places, along with Minnesota, Walz's home state, are part of the small group that determines the outcome of the presidential election. It should be remembered that in the U.S. electoral system, it is not the candidate who gets the most votes overall who wins, but the one who collects the most delegates, or electors, in each state.
There are still a little more than 80 days to go until the election in the northern powerhouse, and of course nothing is decided yet, but as Brooks and Cason say in the aforementioned article, it is not an understatement to say that for the first time in several months, Donald Trump is no longer winning.
