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struggle4progress

(118,282 posts)
Mon Sep 7, 2020, 01:49 AM Sep 2020

Biden's lead steadiest on record

By Harry Enten, CNN
Updated 8:06 PM ET, Sun September 6, 2020

New CBS News/YouGov polls reveal that former Vice President Joe Biden maintains his grip on the 2020 race for president.

Biden's up 52% to 42% over President Donald Trump among likely voters nationally, and he has a 50% to 44% edge over Trump in the key battleground state of Wisconsin as well.

Biden's 10 point and 6 point advantages are the exact same they were when CBS News/YouGov polled the contests before the party conventions.

The polls are reflective of a race that barely budges even after two conventions, protests and unrest in some cities over police brutality and as the nation navigates the coronavirus pandemic. Indeed, the stability of this race is record breaking when looking at polling dating back to 1940 ...

https://www.cnn.com/2020/09/06/politics/biden-lead-steady-new-polls/index.html


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SpaceNeedle

(191 posts)
8. No one can dig bigger holes than him
Mon Sep 7, 2020, 12:32 PM
Sep 2020

He is absolutely the best and knows better than any backhoe or excavator.

Thekaspervote

(32,762 posts)
2. That's great, yet Enten wrote just yesterday about how Biden's lead is not as big as it appears
Mon Sep 7, 2020, 01:56 AM
Sep 2020

This....and other shit 538 has done makes me count them out. They are no different than the media...horse race!!

Cetacea

(7,367 posts)
3. Because the whole thing could come down to suburban voters in one or two states.
Mon Sep 7, 2020, 02:22 AM
Sep 2020

Which is why tRump is pushing for more violence.

Thekaspervote

(32,762 posts)
4. Little known Moody Analytics who has correctly called every race less 16 weighs in on where the
Mon Sep 7, 2020, 04:24 AM
Sep 2020

Election will be won.

See page 8 what will happen in 2020 of this lengthy yet informative white paper

They are calling it for Biden

https://www.moodysanalytics.com/-/media/article/2020/us-presidential-election-update

peacebuzzard

(5,170 posts)
5. thanks for this; informative quick chart reads.
Mon Sep 7, 2020, 08:17 AM
Sep 2020

compiled in July, the uptick Biden probability trend is critical in PA, MI, WI.
PA according to Moody will be won on urban voting alone. but still, the margin is thin.
After 2016, I will forever be on the edge of my seat.

great post.

Cetacea

(7,367 posts)
6. Thanks for the link.
Mon Sep 7, 2020, 11:28 AM
Sep 2020

Cautiously optimistic. I think we can expect MSM to "tighten" the race in the final stretch. They are already pushing it.

kentuck

(111,089 posts)
10. I saw a Biden/Harris ad on FB this morning...
Mon Sep 7, 2020, 12:46 PM
Sep 2020

That was asking for contributions because Biden's lead had been cut to two points.

It looked official and legitimate but I wonder if the money is going somewhere else??

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