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AUTHOR: M.J.
Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris and her Republican rival Donald Trump are nearly tied in opinion polls in the weeks leading up to the election, and the race is also very close in Pennsylvania, a state that could decide the outcome.
According to the New York Times, Philadelphia Inquirer and Siena College survey conducted from September 11 to 16, Harris and Trump had equal support at 47 percent each. The margin of error in this research is plus/minus 3 percent, writes the Voice of America.
In Pennsylvania, Harris has a 4 percent lead according to the same survey, but the margin of error is 3.8 percent.
And the Washington Post survey showed that it is a very close race in Pennsylvania - Harris has 48 percent of support, and Trump 46 percent, while the margin of error is 3.6 percent.
Pennsylvania, along with Arizona, Georgia, Michigan, Nevada, North Carolina and Wisconsin can decide the outcome of the election.
Most respondents to a Washington Post poll said they were "extremely motivated" to vote and that it was "extremely important" to protect American democracy. But the respondents are divided on the question of who will better protect freedoms: 48 percent think it's Harris, and 45 percent think it's Trump.
A poll by The New York Times and Siena College found that American democracy is an important issue for voters, along with the economy, abortion rights and immigration.
Muslim voters are turning to a third candidate
Arab-Americans and Muslim voters are angry at the US government for supporting Israel's offensive on Gaza and are turning to third-party candidate Jill Stein in numbers that could affect a potential victory for Kamala Harris on November 5.
The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) released the results of a survey conducted in August in Michigan, a state with a large Arab community, showing that 40 percent of Muslim voters would support Stein, the Green Party candidate. According to the same survey, Trump received 18 percent of support, and Harris 12 percent.
Stein also leads among Muslims in Arizona and Wisconsin, states with significant Muslim populations that Biden won by narrow margins in 2020.
Harris, on the other hand, is the first choice of Muslims from Georgia and Pennsylvania, while Trump leads in Nevada with 27 percent compared to Harris's 26 percent, according to CAIR research data.
Biden won more Muslim votes than Trump in 2020, but that community's support for Democrats has dropped significantly because of the war in Gaza.
According to the 2020 census, about 3.5 million Americans claimed to be of Middle Eastern descent. Although they make up only 1 percent of the US population, their vote could be crucial because polls show that Trump and Harris are nearly tied. Leaders of the anti-Democrat protest, although they support Kamala Harris, appealed not to vote for Trump in November, AP reports.
The movement of "undecideds", who in the primary elections due to disagreement with the policy regarding Gaza appealed to vote against the then candidate Joe Biden, criticize "the unwillingness of Harris to change the policy of unconditionally giving weapons to Israel, which violates both American and international human rights regulations." .
However, they also stated in the statement that they are strongly opposed to voting for Trump or a third-party candidate who would "help Trump win."
"Our best chance is to strengthen the anti-war forces, which would be greatly weakened under the Trump administration," the movement's leaders said.
