Harris widens her lead over Trump with boost from women: New poll

WASHINGTON: Democrat Kamala Harris leads Republican Donald Trump 45% to 41% in a

Reuters/Ipsos poll

published on Thursday that showed the vice-prez sparking enthusiasm among voters and shaking up the race ahead of the Nov 5 polls.
The 4 percentage point advantage among registered voters was wider than a 1 point lead Harris held over the former prezin a late July Reuters/Ipsos poll.

The poll, which was conducted in the eight days ended Wednesday and had a 2 percentage point margin of error, showed Harris picking up support among women and Hispanics.
Harris led Trump by 49% to 36% - or 13 percentage points - among both

women voters

and

Hispanic voters

. Across four Reuters/Ipsos polls conducted in July, Harris had a 9 point lead among women and a 6 point lead among Hispanics.
Trump led among white voters and men, both by similar margins as in July, though his lead among voters without a college degree narrowed to 7 points, down from 14 points in July. The poll was conducted nationally and gathered responses from 4,253 adults, including 3,562 registered voters.