Biden looks very competitive in new Southern swing state polls

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Biden looks very competitive in new Southern swing state polls
He’s leading or tied with Trump in Florida, Georgia, North Carolina, and Texas, all states in a GOP-leaning region.
By Zeeshan Aleem@ZeeshanAleem Oct 25, 2020, 5:40pm EDT


A set of new polls show Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden with a narrow lead — or a tie — with President Donald Trump in the Southern states of Florida, Georgia, North Carolina, and Texas, a potentially promising sign for Biden’s odds of winning the White House.

In this election cycle, political analysts consider Florida and North Carolina to be swing states — and Texas and Georgia to be possible swing states, as well. Considering that Trump won all of them in 2016 — including outstripping Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton in Texas by 9 percentage points — the new polling speaks to the president’s vulnerabilities as Election Day swiftly approaches.

The latest CBS News Battleground Tracker polls show Biden leading Trump 50 percent to 48 percent among likely voters in Florida; Biden over Trump in North Carolina 51 percent to 47 percent; and Biden tied with Trump 49-49 in Georgia.

The results are close enough that Trump could regain his advantage ahead of November 3, but it is striking to see Biden performing so well in states that Trump easily won before, and to see a Democratic candidate putting up big numbers in a region that has skewed Republican for decades.

In a broader average of recent polls tracked by FiveThirtyEight, as of October 25, Biden also leads in Florida by 2.4 percentage points, and in North Carolina by 2.6 percentage points, but is essentially tied in Georgia, where he has a scant half-percentage point lead.

Most worryingly for Trump, perhaps, is that Biden garners more trust from voters on the top tier issue of handling the coronavirus pandemic. According to the CBS polling, in Florida, Biden leads Trump 49 to 41 percent on the issue; in North Carolina he leads 50 to 39 percent; and in Georgia 48 to 41 percent.

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https://www.vox.com/2020/10/25/21533154/biden-trump-polls-florida-north-carolina-texas-georgia

[Botany]

1. Who are those 41% who trust Trump on C-19?

[muntrv]

2. They are the ones who think Gawd will protect them.

[Claustrum]

3. I watched Vashi this morning. He interviewed some Trump supporters this morning.

They talk about the importance of mask, be careful, etc. But then they still back Trump and said Trump "encourages" it and that's good enough. Even though they personally would prefer a more cautious approach.

[TwilightZone]

4. The same 41% who have been supporting him for four-plus years.

[Botany]

5. Their world and our world is falling down around their ears in suffering death, poverty, sickness,..

... sadness, and a loss of just being normal and they still support Trump? Fuck 'em.

In Columbus, OH the theft problem from cars just parked on the streets is huge now.
It has always "been there" in my neighborhood but now it is crazy.

[TwilightZone]

6. They blame everyone but Trump.

Nothing is ever Trump's fault. It's pretty easy to keep up the cult behavior if one believes that everyone else is the problem.

[lagomorph777]

10. They are the ones who will bring disease and death home to their families.

Hopefully before they can vote.

[NurseJackie]

13. I know... it just wrecks me that his support is so high.

Does the US have that many stupid and gullible and hateful and bigoted and racist and greedy people?

[OrlandoDem2]

7. Joe Biden WILL BE my next president!

[Stargleamer]

12. Some here are speculating that Mike Pence will be your next president

for a few months (to pardon Trump), then Joe Biden!

[dixiegrrrrl]

8. America likes Presidents who DON'T kill off their voters. n/t

[Demovictory9]

9. Exactly

[NoMoreRepugs]

11. The day new cases hits close to 100,000 is the day

it’s officially OVER for RUMP...... I do not wish covid on anyone but if that’s what it takes to save the Republic so be it.