Washington: The presidential election in the US is getting interesting. US Vice President and Democratic Party's candidate for the presidential election, Kamala Harris, has gained a lead in popularity in many key electoral states. Indian American Harris (59) is continuing her campaign to collect funds for the election campaign. Record crowds are being seen in her rallies. Harris said in a fundraising program in San Francisco, "We will win this election." She raised 12 million US dollars in this program, and about 700 donors, including many Indian Americans, participated. 

what the surveys say

Less than a month after becoming the Democratic Party's presidential candidate after outgoing US President Joe Biden decided to drop out of the election race, Harris has almost eliminated her rival Donald Trump's lead in popularity at the national level. According to Real Clear Politics, a media company that monitors all major national and state surveys, Harris is now 0.5 percentage points ahead of Trump in popularity ratings in the average of all national surveys. According to this, Harris has also taken the lead in terms of popularity in essential states like Wisconsin and Michigan, where Biden was earlier behind. The latest survey of the New York Times said that Harris is ahead by four percentage points in Pennsylvania, Wisconsin and Michigan.

Harris made a big promise.

Let us tell you that recently, Kamala Harris promised the public in Las Vegas that she would work towards eliminating taxes imposed on tips given to restaurant workers and other service employees. 

Harris said, "My promise to everyone is that when I become president, we will continue our fight for America's working families. This includes raising the minimum wage and eliminating taxes on tips paid to service and hospitality workers." 

Know interesting thing

Interestingly, both the presidential candidates say almost the same thing in their election campaign. Las Vegas is economy largely depends on the hotel, restaurant and entertainment industries. Trump also said more or less the same thing in a rally in June, but the reality is that neither Trump nor Harris can take this step without the support of Congress.