It was the best of polls. It was the worst of polls. A tale of ONE news source.
I ask. Are they just trying to drive us crazy?
From July 4th's Detroit Free Press. One, we're even. Later, paper, tfg's way ahead...
Biden even with Trump in most recent poll
Despite debate performance, president pulled back to a tie
Jason Lange REUTERS
WASHINGTON - President Joe Biden pulled even with his Republican challenger Donald Trump this week in the race to win the November election, a sign the contest remains close even after a widely panned debate performance by the Democrat, according to a new Reuters/Ipsos poll.
Biden and Trump each had 40% support among registered voters in the two-day poll that concluded on Tuesday. A prior Reuters/ Ipsos poll conducted June 11-12 showed Trump with a marginal 2 percentage point lead, 41% to 39%.
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https://freep-mi.newsmemory.com?selDate=20240704&goTo=A001&artid=2&editionStart=Detroit%20Free Press
Sounds so good. Then,
It sounds so bad in the addition to the edition.
https://freep-mi.newsmemory.com?selDate=20240704&goTo=NN08&artid=0&editionStart=Detroit%20Free Press
Trump builds big lead in polls
Every demographic sees Biden’s age as roadblock
Jason Lange REUTERS
WASHINGTON – Donald Trump has established a sizable lead over President Joe Biden in the White House race since the two candidates debated last week, according to separate opinion polls published on Wednesday by the New York Times and the Wall Street Journal. Biden vowed to stay in the 2024 presidential race during a call with campaign staff on Wednesday and sought to reassure top Democrats on Capitol Hill that he is fit for reelection, despite his halting, shaky debate performance last week.
The New York Times and Siena College poll showed Trump, a Republican, building a 6-percentagepoint lead – 49% to 43% – over Biden, a Democrat, among registered voters that the Times considered likely to cast ballots in the Nov. 5 election. It was Trump’s largest lead in a Times/ Siena poll since 2015, when he was campaigning ahead of his 2016 presidential election victory. Among all registered voters in the poll, Trump led by 9 points.
The Wall Street Journal poll showed Trump with a 6-point lead over Biden, compared to a 2-point lead in a survey that the Journal carried out in February
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