Harris leads Trump in Pennsylvania -- and two bellwether PA counties -- exclusive poll finds

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67% : In Northwest Pennsylvania, Harris leads Trump 48%-44% in Erie County, where Biden in 2020 won 50%-49% and Trump in 2016 won 49%-47%.
64% : More: A fierce debate and seven swing state voters: Readers weigh in on Harris-Trump debateMore: 'He said concepts of a plan': Harris mocks Trump in first post-debate rallyHarris also enjoys higher personal popularity among likely Pennsylvania voters, with 49% having a favorable opinion of the vice president, compared with 47% with an unfavorable opinion.
50% : Trump leads among male voters in Northampton 53%-44% and male voters in Erie 52%-42%.
49% : Harris held rallies in Johnstown and Wilkes-Barre Pennsylvania on Friday, while Trump held a rally in Johnstown last month.
47% : With 50 days until Election Day, Harris leads Trump, the Republican nominee, 49%-46% in Pennsylvania, a statewide poll of 500 likely Pennsylvania voters conducted from Wednesday to Sunday found.
47% : President Joe Biden won Pennsylvania in 2020 over Trump by 1.2 percentage points, while Trump carried the commonwealth by less than 1 percentage point over Hillary Clinton in 2016.
46% : They say she has more to doHarris leads in Northampton County, which includes the cities of Easton and Bethlehem in East Pennsylvania, 50%-45% over Trump.
45% : Along with Harris' statewide edge over Trump, she leads in Erie and Northampton counties - two bellwether counties that have historically predicted who carries the state - separate USA TODAY/Suffolk University polls of both found.
44% : Forty-three percent of Pennsylvania's likely voters said they had a favorable opinion of Trump, while 54% had an unfavorable opinion.
43% : Harris leads female voters in Pennsylvania 56%-39%, while Trump leads male voters by a slimmer 53%-41%, according to the poll.
38% : Trump carried Northampton 50%-46% over Clinton in 2016.
37% : "The polls were conducted in the days after the lone debate between Harris and Trump in the 2024 campaign.
37% : A Republican, Ross didn't vote for Trump in the two previous elections; he voted for the libertarian candidate instead.
32% : He has no intention of voting for Trump now.
31% : And I'm fearful that Trump could potentially do that.
29% : "I don't know if I can stomach another four years of this idiot," she said of Trump.
29% : Daniel Mason, 39, an independent voter from Lansdale, just outside of Philadelphia, was undecided on the presidential race but is leaning toward Trump after the debate.
21% : Harris edged Trump among Pennsylvania's independent voters 43%-38%.
10% : Trump last week said he will not take part in another debate against Harris.
5% : After Harris put Trump on defense throughout the 90-minute exchange, even many Republicans acknowledged the vice president outperformed Trump in the debate.

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