Shock poll shows Harris leading Trump in Republican-leaning Iowa

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

79% : The Financial Times poll tracker shows Harris enjoys a razor-thin lead of around one point over Trump in national polls.
65% : The survey found Harris enjoyed a 13-point edge among all independents, and a 28-point lead among independent women in the state, with 57 per cent favouring Harris and 29 per cent backing Trump.
51% : A Des Moines Register/Mediacom Iowa poll out late Saturday showed Harris leading Trump in the Midwestern state 47 per cent to 44 per cent just days before the election.
38% : She has emphasised her support for abortion access and reproductive rights and pinned the blame on the overturning of Roe vs Wade, which had enshrined the national right to an abortion, on Trump.
28% : National opinion polls have consistently shown a gender gap in the electorate, with women on the whole saying they are more likely to back Harris and men more inclined to vote for Trump.
24% : Trump defeated Joe Biden there by more than eight points in 2020, and the non-partisan Cook Political Report has classified the state as "solid Republican" in this year's presidential race.

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