Biden leads Trump by 10 points in new poll with six months until US election
With almost exactly six months to go till the US presidential election, a new poll has put Joe Biden ten points ahead of Donald Trump.
Conducted by the respected Suffolk University with USA Today, the poll shows Mr Biden pulling in 50 per cent of support to Mr Trump’s 40 in a straight two-way ballot. When a third part option is included, Mr Biden leads Mr Trump 44-38, with 9 per cent of voters undecided.
The results tally with the vast majority of other recent national polls compiled by FiveThirtyEight, none of which show Mr Biden losing. Some give him a lead of as little as two points, whereas others put him as far as 14 points ahead.
Results like these will be heartening for Mr Biden with the presidential campaign essentially in stasis as the coronavirus pandemic rages, meaning neither he nor the president can hold rallies or host in-person fundraising events.
While many prominent Democrats have lined up to endorse Mr Biden publicly, they can only do so in the form of online videos, some of which have been likened to “hostage footage”.
While some polls in late March showed his numbers rising towards 50 per cent, there are now indications that that improvement has gone into reverse as the coronavirus crisis deepens. And while he continues to claim he is extremely popular, his claims are generally based on misleading or inaccurate comparisons.
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