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Biden leads Trump by 12 points nationally, polls finds

  

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Via:  jbb  •  4 years ago  •  30 comments

By:   USA TODAY

Biden leads Trump by 12 points nationally, polls finds
Joe Biden's 12-point lead in an ABC News/Washington Post poll was the latest in a series of surveys to find President Trump down by double digits.

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Matthew BrownUSA TODAY

Former Vice President Joe Biden holds a 12-percentage-point advantage over President Donald Trump, according to a ABC News/Washington Post poll.

The poll, conducted Oct. 6-9, has Biden up 53%-41% among registered voters and 54%-42% among likely voters.

Biden's lead appears largely a result of voter's negative opinion of Trump's handling of the coronavirus pandemic. Fifty-eight percent disapproved of how Trump has handled the virus, while 73% said they were concerned about themselves or an immediate family member contracting the virus, the highest number since the outbreak began.

The findings are among a string of polls showing Biden with a strong lead ahead of the November election. The RealClearPolitics polling average shows Biden with a 9.8-point lead, while FiveThirtyEight gives Biden an average 10.3-point advantage.

The poll found Biden with a 69%-25% lead with moderate voters, potentially the strongest polling a Democratic candidate has held among independents since 1988 exit polls.

Notably, that success with independents was not enough to give then-Democratic nominee Michael Dukakis a victory. The polling is also not definitive; Hillary Clinton held a 12-point lead over Trump nationally in an ABC/Post poll on Oct. 22, 2016, even closer to the election.

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Trump maintains a 54% positive approval rating on his handling of the economy. He is in a statistical tie with Biden on whom voters trust to handle the economy, 48%-47%.

Trump maintains a sizable enthusiasm advantage, with 75% of Trump supporters saying they are very enthusiastic about him, compared with 60% of Biden supporters who shared that level of support.

Overall, 44% of Americans approve of Trump's job as president and 54% disapprove. Trump's average approval rating in office, 40%, has remained consistent throughout his presidency.

Fifty-six percent also said Trump did not pay his fair share of taxes, following a New York Times report that showed the president paid only $750 in taxes in 2017, his first year in office, and nothing in the 11 out of 18 years for which The Times obtained his tax returns.

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The poll also found anxieties over the election process and a peaceful transfer of power. Just 40% of voters said they would vote on election day, a record low. Fifty-eight percent said they'll vote early while there has been a slight increase in the number saying they'll vote in person, 21%, compared with 23% saying they'll vote by mail.

Seventy-nine percent of registered voters say they're prepared to accept the outcome of the election, a commitment Trump has refused to make. Eighteen percent said they were not prepared to accept the outcome, including 16% of Biden supporters and 22% of Trump supporters.


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JBB
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1  seeder  JBB    4 years ago

Can you spell L A N D S L I D E?

 
 
 
KDMichigan
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1.1  KDMichigan  replied to  JBB @1    4 years ago
Can you spell L A N D S L I D E?

I sure hope so I don't know if I can take another 4 years of sniveling TDS sufferers. 

The only question is if Biden wins what will the democrats cry about next?

 
 
 
JohnRussell
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1.1.1  JohnRussell  replied to  KDMichigan @1.1    4 years ago
The only question is if Biden wins what will the democrats cry about next?

Argentina

 
 
 
KDMichigan
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1.1.2  KDMichigan  replied to  JohnRussell @1.1.1    4 years ago
Argentina

Yeah I can see how left wingers think they are to Democratic...

 
 
 
Sparty On
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2  Sparty On    4 years ago

Can you spell:

D E J A  V U

all over again?

 
 
 
JohnRussell
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2.1  JohnRussell  replied to  Sparty On @2    4 years ago

Can you spell  TRUMP IS NOT MORALLY, INTELLECTUALLY, ETHICALLY, OR PSYCHOLOGICALLY FIT TO HOLD OFFICE ?

 
 
 
Sparty On
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2.1.1  Sparty On  replied to  JohnRussell @2.1    4 years ago

Can you spell B U T T H U R T or T D S or P R E P A R A T I O N H?

 
 
 
JBB
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2.2  seeder  JBB  replied to  Sparty On @2    4 years ago

Can you see the pyramids from that river in Egypt?

 
 
 
Sparty On
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2.2.1  Sparty On  replied to  JBB @2.2    4 years ago

Nah, but if i could i might be blocking your view .....

 
 
 
JBB
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2.2.2  seeder  JBB  replied to  Sparty On @2.2.1    4 years ago

Because being down by double digits is good?

 
 
 
Sparty On
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2.2.3  Sparty On  replied to  JBB @2.2.2    4 years ago

Seems you have great view of that river you speak of .... enjoy!

 
 
 
Perrie Halpern R.A.
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3  Perrie Halpern R.A.    4 years ago

The real issue is not the national polls, but state by state polls, since to win, you need electoral college. I was recently guided to this site . There it breaks it out state by state. 

 
 
 
Sparty On
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3.2  Sparty On  replied to  Perrie Halpern R.A. @3    4 years ago

IMO it's simply getting tougher and tougher to find unbiased pollsters.   Just like ti's getting tougher and tougher to truly find unbiased reporters.   I say "reporters" because true "journalists" are almost extinct these days .....

 
 

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