Cru­cial bat­tle­ground states shift toward Har­ris after Biden drops out: fore­cast­ers

Crucial battleground states shift toward Harris after Biden drops out: forecasters

Vice Pres­i­dent Kamala Har­ris is gain­ing ground in sev­er­al key bat­tle­ground states that are like­ly to deter­mine the result of the 2024 pres­i­den­tial election.Election fore­cast­ers at the Cook Polit­i­cal Report and the Cen­ter for Pol­i­tics say poll aver­ages have shift­ed in Har­ris’ favor by rough­ly 3 points. Polls in three states have also shift­ed toward Democ­rats, with Geor­gia mov­ing from “lean Repub­li­can” to “toss up,” while Min­neso­ta and New Hamp­shire shift­ed from “lean Demo­c­ra­t­ic” to “like­ly Democratic.“Harris has gained sig­nif­i­cant ground on for­mer Pres­i­dent Trump since Pres­i­dent Biden with­drew from the race, with mul­ti­ple polls now show­ing her ahead of Trump in the gen­er­al election.While Demo­c­ra­t­ic enthu­si­asm has surged since Har­ris became the par­ty’s nom­i­nee, many polit­i­cal ana­lysts say the hon­ey­moon peri­od is like­ly to wear off. …