Biden leads Trump by 8 points, has big advantage among undecided voters: poll

Presumptive Democratic Presidential Candidate Joe BidenJoe BidenTrump campaign raises millions in virtual fundraiser Biden says Whitmer is still in contention for elected vice president Hillicon Valley: DOJ accuses Chinese hackers accused of targeting COVID-19 investigation | The House votes to ban TikTok on government devices MORE has an 8 point advantage over President TrumpDonald John Trump More than a dozen people injured in shootings near Chicago funeral home Players of the Cleveland Indians meet with team leaders to discuss the possible name change Pelosi calls the coronavirus the ‘Trump virus’ MORE among registered voters and enjoys a significant advantage among undecided voters, according to a new poll released Wednesday.

The Reuters-Ipsos poll found that 46 percent of registered voters said they would endorse Biden in the November election, while 38 percent said they would vote for Trump. The remaining 16 percent of registered voters surveyed said they were undecided, planned to support a third-party candidate, or were unable to vote.

The poll also found that Biden has a massive 22-point lead over Trump among undecided or third-party registered voters, with 61 percent saying they would support Biden and 39 percent saying they would support Trump if they had to choose.

The majority of undecided or third-party registered voters, 70 percent, said they disapprove of Trump’s job performance. That same percentage said they believe the country is heading in the wrong direction.

Amid the current coronavirus pandemic, which killed more than 141,000 Americans and caused massive unemployment and economic uncertainty, 80 percent said they were concerned about the spread of COVID-19.

When asked about the most important factor driving their decision to vote, 34 percent said they were looking for a candidate who has “a solid plan to help the nation recover,” according to the poll.

2016 polls found that support among registered voters who had not endorsed a major party candidate was split equally between Trump and the then-Democratic candidate Hillary clintonHillary Diane Rodham Clinton Judge’s home shooting suspect leaves traces of racist and sexist writing Joy Reid’s debut offers 2.6 million viewers for conservative MSNBC columnist George Will says he’s voting for Biden MORE. Reuters noted that Trump won the majority of voters who said they decided in the past week.

The July 15-21 poll was conducted online among 4,430 American adults, including 3,744 registered voters and 595 registered voters who had not endorsed a major party candidate. It has a credibility interval of plus or minus 2 percentage points for the entire group and plus or minus 5 percentage points for undecided or third-party voters.