
A recent poll by Forbes released on Thursday (October 31) shows Democratic presidential nominee Kamala Harris having a "razor-thin one-point edge" over the Republican nominee Donald Trump.
The new national HarrisX/Forbes poll marked a statistically tied race just a week before the election of November 5, but here is the plot; one in 10 voters could change their mind at the last moment.
The poll showed Harris leading Trump with 48-49 per cent votes.
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The poll was similar to Forbes' survey a week ago that found Trump with a 49-48 per cent lead including “leaners.”
The poll also showed the vice president leading with 49-48 per cent votes across the seven battleground states that are likely to determine the winner.
Around 10 per cent of potential voters and 16 per cent of registered voters are still weighing their choices, which simply means the results could be anything.
The Forbes poll came the same day Trump sued CBS News for $10 billion over an interview of Harris aired on the agency's "60 Minutes" news program in early October that the lawsuit alleged was misleading.
The complaint alleged the network aired two different responses from Harristo a question about the war between Israel and Hamas in Gaza.
Trump has repeatedly assailed the network on the campaign trail over the episode and has threatened to revoke CBS's broadcasting license if elected. CBS has said Trump backed out of his own planned interview with "60 Minutes."
The version that aired during the "60 Minutes" program on Oct. 6 did not include what the lawsuit calls a "word salad" response from Harris about the Biden administration's influence on Israel's conduct of the war.
"Former President Trump’s repeated claims against 60 Minutes are false," a CBS News spokesperson said. "The lawsuit Trump has brought today against CBS is completely without merit and we will vigorously defend against it."
(With inputs from agencies)