Presumptive Democratic president nominated Joe Biden
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Donald John TrumpDemocrat calls on White House to take back ambassador to Belarus nominated TikTok to collect data from mobile devices to track Android users: Peterson report wins Minnesota House primarily in crucial swing district MORE in five of six city-state states, according to a new poll released on Wednesday.
Biden leads Trump by 6 points in Florida, 50 to 44 percent, and the former vice president leads by 5 points in Michigan, 48 to 43 percent, according to the CNBC and Change Research “States of Play” poll. Biden is also up by 4 points in Pennsylvania and Wisconsin, 48 to 44 percent and 47 to 43 percent, respectively.
The former vice president’s lead is slimmer in Arizona, where he is ahead of Trump, 45 to 44 percent.
Trump, meanwhile, maintains a narrow lead over Biden in North Carolina, 48 to 47 percent.
The same poll showed that Biden had a 6-point advantage over Trump at the national level, 50 to 44 percent.
The poll also showed voters reacting negatively to Trump’s performance in the Oval Office, in particular his treatment of the coronavirus pandemic. Fifty-six percent of voters said they approved of Trump’s job performance, while only 44 percent approved of his pandemic treatment.
The findings are the latest in a series of question-and-answer sessions to show that Biden has been leading Trump in states that won the presidency in 2016, raising alarm bells for the president’s reelection campaign. The Trump campaign has signed on to a number of swing states, launched bus tours, released ads and the president traveled to the states in hopes of increasing his chances in November.
The CNBC and Change Research “State of Play” poll was conducted on August 7-9, 2020 in Florida, Arizona, Michigan, Pennsylvania, North Carolina, and Wisconsin among 2,701 likely voters for general elections. The margin of error is plus or minus 1.89 percent.
The interview average Real Clear Politics showed Biden ahead of Trump on Wednesday with 6.9 points.
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