{"id":2352101,"date":"2024-10-08T12:27:02","date_gmt":"2024-10-08T16:27:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-leads-harris-by-wide-margins-in-florida-and-texas-poll-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-10-08T12:27:47","modified_gmt":"2024-10-08T16:27:47","slug":"trump-leads-harris-by-wide-margins-in-florida-and-texas-poll-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-leads-harris-by-wide-margins-in-florida-and-texas-poll-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump leads Harris by wide margins in Florida and Texas: Poll &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">28<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ftrump-leads-harris-by-wide-margins-in-florida-and-texas-poll-washington-examiner%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2352101&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>A recent poll by the New York Times\/Siena College reveals that former President Donald Trump is leading Vice President Kamala Harris by significant margins in both Florida and Texas ahead of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/exclusive-rnc-launches-new-year-round-election-integrity-department-ahead-of-2024\/\" title=\"RNC creates year-round Election Integrity Department for 2024.\">upcoming presidential race<\/a>. In Texas, Trump holds a 50% to 44% advantage\u2062 over Harris, while in Florida, he leads \u2064with 55% to 41%. These results may dampen the \u2063hopes of some Democrats who \u2062were looking to flip these states. Notably, Trump&#8217;s lead\u2063 in Florida is greater than \u2062what \u2062recent polling averages suggested, aligning more closely with prior Republican performances in statewide races. \u200dThe findings indicate a challenging landscape for Harris and the Democrats in these <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ron-desantis-acknowledges-trumps-2020-election-defeat-of-course-he-lost\/\" title=\"DeSantis admits Trump&#039;s loss in 2020 election.\">key battleground \u200bstates<\/a>.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Trump leads Harris by wide margins in Florida and Texas: Poll<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1778869\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>Some Democrats have <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/roundup-heres-whats-happening-in-key-governor-matchups\/\" title=\"Roundup: Here\u2019s What\u2019s Happening In Key Governor Matchups\">long-shot hopes<\/a> of flipping either <a href=\"https:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/texas\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Texas\">Texas<\/a> or <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/florida\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Florida<\/a> in the presidential race, but a new poll likely has those same Democrats feeling blue.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>Former President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Donald Trump\">Donald Trump<\/a> is leading Vice President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/kamala-harris\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Kamala Harris\">Kamala Harris<\/a> in both states by more than 5%, according to a <em>New York Times<\/em>\/Siena College <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/interactive\/2024\/10\/08\/us\/elections\/times-siena-poll-likely-electorate-crosstabs.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"poll\">poll<\/a> released Tuesday. In Texas, Trump is leading Harris, 50%-44%, while in Florida, Trump is leading Harris, 55%-41%.<\/p>\n<p>While Trump&rsquo;s 6% head-to-head lead over Harris in Texas is roughly in line with the former president&rsquo;s 5.4% lead in the <em>RealClearPolitics<\/em> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/report-democrats-worry-about-their-political-futures-as-bidens-approval-plunges\/\" title=\"Report: Democrats Worry About Their Political Futures As Biden\u2019s Approval Plunges\">polling average<\/a> in the state, his lead in Florida in the new survey is larger than in the polling average.<\/p>\n<p>Trump currently holds a 14% lead in the <em>New York Times<\/em>\/Siena College poll, but recent polls of the Sunshine State had only shown him with a 4% lead or a 1% lead in a survey from the <em>Hill<\/em>\/Emerson College. The former president&rsquo;s lead puts him more in line with the performance of GOP statewide candidates in 2022 when the closest race was a 16.4% victory by Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL).<\/p>\n<p>In 2020, Trump defeated President Joe Biden by roughly 5.5% in Texas and by roughly 3.4% in Florida.<\/p>\n<p>Florida and Texas have been rated &ldquo;likely Republican&rdquo; by the Cook Political Report. However, with their respective Senate races, some Democrats expressed hope that Harris may be competitive in both. Democrats have hoped to make abortion a key matter in unlikely bids to flip both states in the presidential and Senate contests.<\/p>\n<p>Sens. Ted Cruz (R-TX) and Rick Scott (R-FL) are the two most vulnerable Republican senators up for election in November, but both are considered fairly safe in comparison to the bevy of Democratic seats that are considered to be significantly closer races.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Cruz&rsquo;s race is considered &ldquo;lean Republican,&rdquo; while Scott&rsquo;s race is rated as &ldquo;likely Republican&rdquo; by the <em>Cook Political Report<\/em>. In the <em>RealClearPolitics<\/em> polling average, Cruz is leading his Democratic challenger, 47%-42%, while Scott is leading his Democratic challenger, 46.3%-42%.<\/p>\n<p>The <em>New York Times<\/em>\/Siena College poll data released Tuesday did not include the Senate races in either state.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1778869\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1778869\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Trump significantly outpaces Harris in Florida and Texas<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2638,"featured_media":2352102,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/trump-harris-2024-election-polls-oct-8.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[538],"tags":[5113,4021,3634],"class_list":["post-2352101","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-washington-examiner","tag-florida","tag-harris","tag-trump"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/trump-harris-2024-election-polls-oct-8.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2352101","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2638"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2352101"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2352101\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2352102"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2352101"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2352101"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2352101"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}