Trump’s ‘economy’ wasn’t too tough, and Biden was 9% ahead of NYT polls



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US Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump (left) and Democratic candidate Joe Biden.  AP = Yonhap News

US Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump (left) and Democratic candidate Joe Biden. AP = Yonhap News

Two weeks before the US presidential election, the result of a poll was announced on the 20th (local time) that Democratic Party candidate Joe Biden will surpass Republican candidate Donald Trump by 10 percentage points.

On the same day, the New York Times (NYT) reported that the NYT and the University of Siena polled 987 voters who were willing to vote 15-18, with 50% from Biden and 41% from President Trump. They reported that each recorded a passing percentage.

Based on this, candidate Biden was rated higher than President Trump on nearly every major issue. President Trump lags behind Biden by a slight margin in the economic field that has put him in his strong suit. When asked, “ Who do you trust will best run the economy? ”

The newspaper interpreted that 72% of voters in the poll agreed with the question: “ Do you support the new $ 2 trillion stimulus package? And he interpreted that voters desperately seeking additional economic stimulus have gained confidence in President Trump’s economic policy. . In addition, ▶ 20% points for unity in the United States ▶ 12% points for dealing with the new coronavirus infection (Corona 19) ▶ In all other fields, such as the appointment of a judge and 6% points for maintaining the legal order, candidate Biden showed dominance.

By class of voters, candidate Biden showed an overwhelming advantage over women (23 percentage points). On the other hand, President Trump received strong support from whites (23 percentage points) with high school degrees. However, in an election poll conducted by President Trump and Democratic candidate Hillary Clinton four years ago, the gap between high school graduates and whites was 37 percentage points.

White voters were President Trump (50%) and Biden (44%), leading President Trump by 6 percentage points. By contrast, 68% of voters of color supported Biden, showing a 44 percentage point gap from President Trump (22%).

Reporter Go Seok-hyun [email protected]




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