With just hours to go before the polls open in the US, Democratic candidate Joe Biden seems to have secured a small lead over the outgoing president Donald Trump in Florida the last days of the election campaign, while the battle in the election campaign is expected to be controversial until the end North Carolina and Arizona, according to a poll by the agency Reuters and the company Ipsos.
Last week, the Reuters/Ipsos poll showed that the two candidates were fighting neck and neck in all three states.
In poll are potential voters from six states (Florida, Arizona, North Carolina, Michigan, Wisconsin, Arizona, North Carolina, Michigan and Pennsylvania) that are expected to play a critical role in the election of the new president of the USA.
The poll was conducted between 27 October and 1 November in all six states.
In Florida, Biden has 50% and Trump 46%. In the previous poll the margin was two points in Biden's favor (49-47%), but within the statistical error.
More than 4 in 10 (41%) said they had already voted.
In Arizona, Biden leads by 49% to Trump's 47%, a difference within the margin of statistical error. In the previous poll the margin was also 2 points in Biden's favor, at 48-46%. Half of the voters (49%) have already voted.
In North Carolina, Biden leads with 49% to Trump's 48%. 43% have already voted.
In Michigan, Biden has increased his lead to 10 points (from 9 in the previous poll) and leads by 52% to Trump's 42%. 37% have already voted.
Ten points in favour of Biden (53-43%) is the difference between the two candidates in Wisconsin, with 41% of voters having already exercised their right to vote.
In Pennsylvania, Biden has 51% (up from 50% in the previous poll) and Trump has 44% (up from 45%). 25% have voted.
In all states respondents said that Biden would be better at managing the pandemic and Trump would be better at managing the economy.
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