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Biden leads with 49 percent support among likely voters in Keystone State, but Trump closes back with 45 percent, a difference that falls within the margin of error of the poll. Three percent of voters said they would vote for none of the candidates, and another 3 percent said they were unsure.
Trump’s approval rating is under water in the state, with 51 percent of likely voters saying they disapprove of the job he does and 43 percent approving. Its treatment specifically for the coronavirus pandemic is also considered unfavorable, with 51 percent saying it is “bad” and only 17 percent saying it is “excellent.”
Pennsylvania is set to become one of the most competitive field jobs in 2020 after Trump won the state by just over 1 point in 2016, the first time the state had gone for a Republican presidential candidate since 1988.
Previous polls have shown that Biden has a one-digit lead over Trump in the state, and the RealClearPolitics poll has raised him 5.7 points.
Democrats hope Biden, who hails from Scranton, Pa., Will be able to tap into his working-class roots to win back white voters in the Rust Belt states that defended the Democratic Party in 2016. .
Democrats got a boost in the state in 2018 when Sen. Bob Casey
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The Muhlenberg College-Morning Call Survey surveyed 416 likely voters in Pennsylvania from August 11 to 17 and has an error rate of 5.5 percentage points.
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