Kamala Harris holds slight lead over Trump in new poll after Biden drops out of race

WASHINGTON - Vice President Kamala Harris has been quickly building momentum among the Democratic base as she seeks to clinch her party’s nomination - and former President Donald Trump may be in trouble with his new competitor, a new poll shows.

The Reuters/Ipsos poll, conducted between July 22 and July 23, found Harris leading Trump 44% to 42% among registered voters. Five percent of voters said they would support some other candidate, 4% said they wouldn’t vote and 4% said they didn’t know. The poll has a margin of error of plus or minus three percentage points.

The latest findings show Harris making steady progress. She was previously tied with Trump 44% in a July Reuters/Ipsos poll, and the former president was leading Harris by one percentage point in a June poll.

The poll also found that 83% of registered voters support President Joe Biden leaving the 2024 race. Biden dropped out on Sunday after several Democratic lawmakers, donors and others in the party expressed concerns about the president since his dismal debate performance in June.

This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: Kamala Harris leads Trump 44% to 42% in a new Reuters/Ipsos poll