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As former President Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris jockey for positions in key swing states ahead of the election, a new poll shows the GOP nominee in the lead.

Trump is enjoying 50% support in Georgia in a six-point lead over Harris who garnered 44% support there according to a new Quinnipiac University poll. In addition, the former president has a 2-point lead over the Democrat nominee in the critical state of North Carolina where he has 49% support to Harris’s 47%.

“Five weeks before Election Day, the two key Southeast swing states of Georgia and North Carolina show a mixed picture as former President Donald Trump is ahead of Vice President Kamala Harris in Georgia and the race in North Carolina is too close to call, according to Quinnipiac (KWIN-uh-pea-ack) University polls of likely voters in each of the two states released today,” the report stated.

“All eyes are on the South as Georgia and North Carolina, turbocharged by 32 electoral votes between them, can make or break the two candidates in a race that looks to be leaning Trump’s way in Georgia at the moment and churning toward a tight finish in North Carolina,” Quinnipiac University Polling Analyst Tim Malloy said in a statement.

Trump won North Carolina in 2020 while President Joe Biden squeaked by with a victory in Georgia that year.

A new rule by Georgia’s State Election Board requires hand-counting of all ballots cast on Election Day.

“An overwhelming majority of Trump voters (87 percent) approve of the new rule, while 8 percent disapprove. Among Harris voters, 22 percent approve of the new rule, while 75 percent disapprove,” the poll report indicated.

The latest survey was conducted ahead of the devastation wrought on the southeast U.S. states by Hurricane Helene. Responses to the storm’s aftermath by Trump and the Biden-Harris administration may play a factor in voters’ decisions come November with the former president visiting Georgia on Monday and launching a GoFundMe campaign for victims.

Harris, meanwhile, will reportedly visit affected areas “as soon as it is possible without disrupting emergency response operations,” according to the White House.

“On issues, as the presidential horse race thunders toward November 5th, Harris confronts a troubling Trump trifecta: he leads her on the economy and immigration and has the edge when it comes to who would best handle a national crisis,” Malloy said.

Polling averages from The Hill/Decision Desk HQ showed Trump and Harris with a tie in Georgia. Meanwhile, in North Carolina, the final tally gave  Trump a 0.8-point lead over his opponent.

The Quinnipiac University Poll was conducted Sept. 25-29 and surveyed 942 likely voters in Georgia and 953 likely voters in North Carolina. There was a margin of error of +/- 3.2 percentage points for both surveys.

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