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Vice President Harris and former President Trump were locked in a dead heat during the presidential race's final weeks, with polls closing Tuesday night.
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Rebecca Falconer, Axios, 5 Nov. 2024
Donald Trump and Kamala Harris are in a dead heat in the state that Joe Biden won in 2020 by just over 80,000 votes.
—Brian Bennett, TIME, 5 Nov. 2024
Traditional voter polls kept showing a statistical dead heat, while betting markets fluctuated regularly—rising and falling because of Harris’s strong debate performance, Trump’s latest offensive remarks and, yes, even late, dramatic polling from star Iowa pollster Ann Selzer.
—Paolo Confino, Fortune, 5 Nov. 2024
The 538 polling average of Pennsylvania surveys reveals the state to be a dead heat, with Trump clinging to a lead of 0.1 percentage points.
—Max Zahn, ABC News, 4 Nov. 2024
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Rebecca Falconer, Axios, 5 Nov. 2024
Donald Trump and Kamala Harris are in a dead heat in the state that Joe Biden won in 2020 by just over 80,000 votes.
—Brian Bennett, TIME, 5 Nov. 2024
Traditional voter polls kept showing a statistical dead heat, while betting markets fluctuated regularly—rising and falling because of Harris’s strong debate performance, Trump’s latest offensive remarks and, yes, even late, dramatic polling from star Iowa pollster Ann Selzer.
—Paolo Confino, Fortune, 5 Nov. 2024
The 538 polling average of Pennsylvania surveys reveals the state to be a dead heat, with Trump clinging to a lead of 0.1 percentage points.
—Max Zahn, ABC News, 4 Nov. 2024
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“Dead heat.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dead%20heat. Accessed 18 Jan. 2025.
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