Trump surges 14 points with independents, Latinos shift 19 points in ex-president's favor - poll | 10 Sept 2024 | Former President Donald Trump appears to have made remarkable gains of about 14 points among independents and 19 points with Latino voters relative to Kamala Harris in a new poll. Trump, 78, jumped ahead of Harris with a three-point lead among independents in a multi-candidate contest, 49% to 46%, gaining significant ground since the August poll in which he trailed Harris, 59, by 11 points, 48% to 37%, according to fresh polling from NPR/PBS News/Marist. In between the August and September polls, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. -- who notched 12% support in the prior survey -- dropped out of the race and endorsed Trump. Additionally, Harris's "honeymoon" from her abrupt ascension to the nomination appears to have begun leveling out. Among Latino voters, Trump took a four-point lead, with 51% support to Harris's 47%, in a dramatic turnaround from August, when Harris held a 15-point lead, 54% to Trump's 39%.