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Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin

(135,693 posts)
Mon Jun 17, 2024, 02:14 PM Jun 2024

Donald Trump's Fortunes Reversed in Two Battleground States

Donald Trump has lost his marginal leads in two key battleground states, less than five months before the presidential election.

The presumptive Republican presidential nominee is set to face incumbent President Joe Biden in November, and polls have so far shown that the results of the 2020 White House rematch will be tight, with the pair statistically tied or holding only marginal leads in a number of surveys.

However, according to the VoteHub tracker, which aggregates the averages of polls by highly rated pollsters given a rating of "A" or "B" in the past 28 days, Trump is now behind Biden in Michigan and Wisconsin for the first time during this election cycle.

In March, Biden trailed Trump by -3.7 percentage points in Michigan, the voting tracker showed. But after closing the gap to 0.7 percent in April, the current White House occupant took the lead in May, claiming a 1 percentage point lead over his Republican rival. This has now declined to a lead of 0.8 percent as of June but is still a slim lead on Trump.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/donald-trump-s-fortunes-reversed-in-two-battleground-states/ar-BB1omjAg

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Donald Trump's Fortunes Reversed in Two Battleground States (Original Post) Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Jun 2024 OP
Finally some good news. underpants Jun 2024 #1
I don't believe Trump ever was ahead in those, or any battleground state. Meadowoak Jun 2024 #2
Agree. ananda Jun 2024 #3
I was so so sure America would never elect him in the first place mahina Jun 2024 #7
So was I! charliea Jun 2024 #13
Same...the polls are not accurate! PortTack Jun 2024 #8
Trump IS A CHILD. AZ8theist Jun 2024 #9
... and a racist, and a rapist, and a 32-time convicted felon, and DemocraticPatriot Jun 2024 #15
Agree. MorbidButterflyTat Jun 2024 #11
I agree that Trump is projecting a false image of more support than he has, but wnylib Jun 2024 #14
If the Supreme Court had not put its heavy hand on the scales for Trump, his J6 trial would be well under way. Lonestarblue Jun 2024 #4
Good news, perfect for a Monday. shrike3 Jun 2024 #5
Great to see this good news! Doodley Jun 2024 #6
Fingers crossed ! surfered Jun 2024 #10
It takes time people. LiberalFighter Jun 2024 #12
Simon Rosenberg said this, too Deminpenn Jun 2024 #17
it absolutely disgusts me this man has ANY support Skittles Jun 2024 #16

Meadowoak

(6,606 posts)
2. I don't believe Trump ever was ahead in those, or any battleground state.
Mon Jun 17, 2024, 02:40 PM
Jun 2024

His entire campaign is one of deception. Fake polls, fake supporters, fake crowd sizes, he is only trying to portray the image that he's ahead. He assumes that everyone will want to jump on the bandwagon of the winning team. Trump thinks like a child.

mahina

(20,645 posts)
7. I was so so sure America would never elect him in the first place
Mon Jun 17, 2024, 02:57 PM
Jun 2024

I hesitate but yes, in my heart I agree

charliea

(332 posts)
13. So was I!
Mon Jun 17, 2024, 04:21 PM
Jun 2024

I'm retired now but I remember a customer support center in Costa Rica I was providing lab support for around 9/15. After the problem was cleared he said he was worried about Tr*mp becoming president. I glibly said that American wouldn't elect a pumpkin...
The when the results came in election night, I threw up.

So I wouldn't care if Joe had a 30 point lead in the polls, I will fight like he's behind...

AZ8theist

(7,370 posts)
9. Trump IS A CHILD.
Mon Jun 17, 2024, 03:40 PM
Jun 2024

At least he has the mental capacity of a 5 year old.
Speaks at a 4th grade level.
In other words, he's a moron.

 

DemocraticPatriot

(5,410 posts)
15. ... and a racist, and a rapist, and a 32-time convicted felon, and
Mon Jun 17, 2024, 05:29 PM
Jun 2024

all-around "nasty" guy... AND he's OLD and spiraling down into dementia...

wnylib

(26,008 posts)
14. I agree that Trump is projecting a false image of more support than he has, but
Mon Jun 17, 2024, 05:04 PM
Jun 2024

not for the reason you gave. He might think that people will jump on the bandwagon, but I think that he doesn't really care if he has the votes.

He projects an image of having more support than he actually has in order to create the expectation that he will win. We've been down this road with him before. Regardless of whether he actually gets the winning number of electoral votes, he will declare himself the winner. If he sets people up now to believe that he's far ahead, his claims of fraud will sound valid if he loses.

Lonestarblue

(13,474 posts)
4. If the Supreme Court had not put its heavy hand on the scales for Trump, his J6 trial would be well under way.
Mon Jun 17, 2024, 02:48 PM
Jun 2024

It’s difficult to believe that he would not be found guilty given that most people watched his speech and encouragement for his domestic terrorists to go to the Capitol and stop the vote by Congress. A guilty verdict on interfering with election and an official government action would be hard for many voters to ignore,

 

shrike3

(5,370 posts)
5. Good news, perfect for a Monday.
Mon Jun 17, 2024, 02:53 PM
Jun 2024

Glad to hear this. Now we just have to get Pennsylvania squared away. And Nebraska Second District.

LiberalFighter

(53,544 posts)
12. It takes time people.
Mon Jun 17, 2024, 04:01 PM
Jun 2024

It is not going to be one specific reason or reasons for voters to not support him again. More and more will say no to him.

Consider everything that has happened after the 2020 election. And didn't come out until after the election. It piled up. Trump didn't have all that dirty baggage.

Deminpenn

(17,504 posts)
17. Simon Rosenberg said this, too
Tue Jun 18, 2024, 04:24 AM
Jun 2024

A couple weeks ago he was on with O'Donnell and predicted that the polls would turn slowly but consistently toward Biden.

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