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A top pollster revealed that Vice President Kamala Harris’s lead against former President Donald Trump in the polls is “steadily cutting.”

A recent ActiVote survey, conducted from August 25 to September 2, shows that Harris has a 1.6-point advantage over Trump, with 50.8 percent to his 49.2 percent. This edge is within the poll’s 3.1 percent margin of error.

In the most recent ActiVote poll, which was conducted among 1,000 potential voters between August 15 and 23, she led Trump by five points, but that lead has since shrunk.

“Harris’ poll numbers improved steadily for about three-four weeks after Biden dropped out, followed by a period of two weeks where it hovered around a 5-point lead. In the past five days that 5-point lead has been steadily cut to just under 2 percent,” ActiVote pollster Victor Allis wrote.

Before Harris’s campaign debut, Trump was ahead of Joe Biden both nationally and in each of the seven swing states. But in the days and weeks following Biden’s conclusion of his reelection campaign, surveys indicated that Harris’s candidacy had given the Democratic campaign fresh vitality, surpassing Trump’s advantage nationally and leading in six of the seven swing states.

However, surveys suggest that Harris’ lead is eroding.

For the first time since early August, Trump led Harris in the Electoral College on Friday, according to pollster Nate Silver’s forecast model. Trump had an almost 5-point advantage against Harris (47.3%) according to his estimate, which gave him a 52.4 percent chance of winning the Electoral College.

“Although we wouldn’t advise worrying too much about the difference between a 52/48 race one way versus a 48/52 race the other way—it’s not a big difference—this wasn’t a good day for Kamala Harris in our model, as Donald Trump is the slight favorite for the first time since August 3,” Silver wrote in an update.

Additionally, according to his estimate, the Republicans have gained ground in every swing state this past week—aside from Georgia—by a net of 0.2 to 2.1 points.

He continued by saying that his model had taken into consideration any inflation in the polls caused by an anticipated surge in support for Harris after the Democratic National Convention.

While the two presidential contenders were deadlocked with Bet365 and Ladbrokes, six bookies, including Sky Bet, Paddy Power, William Hill, 888sport, Betfair, and Unibet, ranked Trump ahead of Harris.

Swing state surveys have also revealed bad news for Harris.

Since the end of July, Harris’ lead in Minnesota has decreased by half, from 10 to 5 points, according to the most recent SurveyUSA and KSTP surveys.

Additionally, Harris’ lead in Michigan has shrunk from 3.3 points on August 21 to 2.4 points, according to FiveThirtyEight’s poll tracker.

According to recent polls, Trump is leading in Pennsylvania as well. The Trafalgar Group survey put the former president two points ahead of the field, while the Emerson College and Wick polls showed a tie between the two candidates among potential voters in the state.

“If she’s only tied in Pennsylvania now, during what should be one of her stronger polling periods, that implies being a slight underdog in November,” Silver wrote in his Silver Bulletin newsletter.

FiveThirtyEight’s poll tracker shows Harris is 3.2 points ahead of her opponent nationally. Silver’s model puts Harris 3.5 points ahead of Trump nationally. Both show her lead has steadily increased since July.

Harris is also under fire for refusing to do a formal solo press conference in the nearly 45 days since President Joe Biden announced he would not seek re-election.

Now, she’s being criticized for what some are labeling a press “avoidance tactic.”

Harris was seen exiting a government vehicle wearing an earpiece that was attached to her cellphone — indicating that she may have been listening to something — as she made her way to Air Force Two en route to a campaign event in Detroit, Mich., this week.

She briefly waved at reporters before boarding her plane.

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