Poll shows that a surprising percentage of former poll workers believe that poll workers might try to interfere with the election.
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How likely is it that poll workers will attempt to tamper with the election in November? % who say it is very or somewhat likely U.S. adult citizens: 39% People who have been poll workers: 36% Democrats: 28% Republicans: 55% https://t.co/SJ2ktRHVie pic.twitter.com/om64hINTGY
The survey puts Harris at 45%, Trump at 44%, a closer race than the poll found in August. Then, in the wake of the Democratic National Convention, Harris led Trump by 5 percentage points, 48% to 43%. The poll of 1,000 likely voters, taken by landline and cellphone Oct. 14-18, has a margin of error of plus or minus 3.1 percentage points.
The poll found that 46% of voters prefer Harris on middle-class taxes, compared to 35% for Trump. Harris also has a slight advantage on the cost of housing. Voters are about evenly divided on whether Trump or Harris is better on prices for everyday essentials like groceries and gas, and neither candidate has an edge on jobs and unemployment.
A Philadelphia man is facing federal charges for allegedly threatening to skin alive a state party representative who was recruiting poll watchers, according to an indictment unsealed Monday.
Former President Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris are hitting the battleground states that could determine the race for the White House.
Former president Donald Trump shows strength in Arizona while Vice President Kamala Harris runs strongest in Georgia, according to a Post-Schar School survey.
Experts say these poll workers could sow distrust in democracy and bolster court cases challenging the election.
A University of North Florida poll released on Monday shows that 66% of the state's voters support Amendment 3, a ballot measure to legalize recreational marijuana.
Prosecutors say John Courtney Pollard, 62, threatened to a state political party operative, vowing to "skin you alive." He was arrested Monday in Philadelphia.
A bakery near Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, is conducting its own presidential poll with cookie sales for each candidate.