US President Donald Trump has predicted a massive Republican sweep in the Nov. 3 election, even as multiple polls have shown him behind his Democratic rival Joe Biden nationally and in many swing states. “The poll numbers seem very solid. Big crowds, great enthusiasm. The massive RED WAVE is coming !!! “the president said in a tweet after four days into his re-election campaign this week, when he resumed his campaign rallies that were halted after he tested positive for Covid-19 on October 1.
The rallies are drawing a significantly large crowd despite the social distancing measures implemented in the country due to Covid-19.
“We’re going to have a red wave,” Trump told supporters in the North Carolina city of Greenville, a battlefield state where some 10,000 people came to hear him one Monday through Friday afternoon. “This is an incredible crowd for 1:30 in the afternoon,” Trump said. “Our people want to go, they want to vote. It’s going to be a big, beautiful red wave, ”he said later in his speech.
However, the mainstream media in their polls predict a near double digit lead for former Vice President Biden. Until a week ago, according to Real Clear Politics, which tracks all major national polls, Biden’s national advantage was around 11 percentage points, and some of the polls gave the Democratic challenger an advantage of more than 15. %.
The Real Clear Politics tracker said Friday that Biden’s national average lead was 8.9 percentage points against Trump. In the battlefield states, Biden leads by 4.5 percentage points, which is considered significant before the polls.
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