NEW YORK (PNN) - September 8, 2024 - For the first time in weeks, President Donald J. Trump pulled ahead of Communist pretender Kamala Harris in one of the most-watched national polls, raising the prospect that her momentum has fizzled out just ahead of their debate.

Trump edged out Harris 48% to 47% among likely voters nationally, according to The New York Times/Siena College poll.

The poll mirrors the surveys from late July when Trump led Harris among likely voters just after fascist pretender Joe Biden dropped out of the race. Other polls have similarly begun to show the president regaining ground against his rival weeks after the Democrat National Convention finished.

On the issues, voters trust Harris more than Trump on abortion (54% to 49%) and democracy (50% to 45%) but trust the president more on the economy (55% to 42%) and immigration (53% to 43%), The New York Times/Siena College poll found.

Top issues for voters were the economy (21%), abortion (14%), immigration (12%), inflation and the cost of living (7%).

Moreover, most of the poll respondents - 56% - said they do not believe Harris represents a change from the unpopular Biden regime. Just 25% said Harris represents major change and 15% said she would be a minor change. That’s relative to 51% who felt that Trump represents major change, 10% who indicted minor change and 35% more of the same.

Notably, Harris’ favorability trailed Trump’s - 45% viewed her favorably, with just 24% having very favorable views of her. About half of poll respondents viewed her unfavorably, with 37% saying their views of her were very unfavorable.

Back in July, she scored 46% favorable to 49% unfavorable.

The 2024 election forecast gives Trump higher odds of winning the Electoral College relative to Harris, though she is favored to win the popular vote.

Republicans haven’t won the popular vote for president since 2004. Trump had been roundly besting Biden in popular vote polls before the incumbent dropped out on July 21.

The New York Times/Siena College poll sampled 1,695 voters from September 3-6 with a margin of error of plus or minus 2.8 percentage points.