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Joe Biden, the Democratic candidate in the US presidential election, increased his lead over his Republican opponent, incumbent President Donald Trump, a month before the Nov.3 vote, Agerpres reports.
With 57% of voting intentions, Biden is 16 percentage points ahead of Trump (41%), according to a sociological poll conducted by the SSRS polling institute.
The former Democratic vice president is also more appreciated by those polled, with 52% positive opinions compared to 39% for the Republican billionaire.
The survey was conducted on a sample of 1,001 people who were interviewed between October 1 and 4, after the first televised debate and in part after the announcement of the positive test of Donald Trump (74 years) in COVID-19. The margin of error is 3.6%.
National polls make no predictions about the outcome of the November 3 presidential election, which will be decided by various states likely to lean one way or the other.
According to the survey, Joe Biden ranks first on a number of important topics: managing the COVID-19 pandemic (59% vs. Trump’s 38%), managing the healthcare system (59% vs. Donald’s 39% Trump). ) and the fight against racial inequalities (62% vs. 36%).
Half of those polled would prefer Joe Biden to run the economy, compared to 48% for Donald Trump. In the fight against crime, 55% prefer Biden and 43% prefer Trump.
At the age of 77, Joe Biden has accentuated his leadership among various categories of voters: women, young, moderate and independent.
On Sunday, an NBC News-Wall Street Journal poll conducted before Donald Trump tested positive for COVID-19 gave Joe Biden a 14 percentage point lead. Nationally, Biden has a 9.2 percentage point advantage over Trump, according to the specialist website RealClearPolitics, which averages opinion polls.
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