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The latest election model released by YouGov puts Vice President Kamala Harris slightly ahead of former President Donald Trump in the presidential race.
The results, taken from interviews with nearly 100,000 registered voters, were published on Nov. 1 and show Harris leading Trump 50 percent to 47 percent.
In terms of electoral college votes, Harris has 240 while Trump has 218, with 80 votes considered tossups, according to YouGov. A candidate needs to win 270 electoral college votes to win the election.
These numbers are a change from YouGov’s Oct. 16 update which gave Harris a 250–219 electoral college lead over Trump with 69 votes considered tossups….