Joe Biden polls: Why the former vice president's national lead matters
Poll of the week: A new Monmouth University poll finds that former Vice President Joe Biden holds a 51% to 44% lead over President Donald Trump among likely voters. Among registered voters, it's Biden 51% to 42% for Trump.
The average of the two, an 8-point Biden advantage, is in-line with the national polling average.
What's the point: Let's state it up front: winning the popular vote means nothing in and of itself. You only become president if you win the Electoral College.
That said, the national polling matters a lot. We have a ton of it, unlike in a number of swing states. It's more accurate than the state polling on average. Most importantly, we have a fairly good idea of what Biden's margin needs to be nationally in order to win in the Electoral College.
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