The presidential race is tightening in key battleground states, as Arizona, Georgia, and Nevada have shifted from lean Republican to “toss-up,” the Cook Political Report said on Aug. 8.
The nonpartisan political analysis firm noted that former President Donald Trump went from leading 5.5 percent in Arizona to 1.9, and from 5.9 percent in Georgia to 1 percent.
For Nevada, where Trump was previously leading by 5.8 percent, the report said there weren’t enough polls for a new average but added that in recent CBS and Bloomberg polls, Harris is leading by two points. With the changes, the Cook Political Report now rates 235 electoral votes as leaning “likely or solid Republican,” 226 as leaning “likely or solid for Democrats,” and 77 as “toss-up.”…