Poll: Biden holds 11-point lead over Trump

[left-of-center2012]

Source: The Hill

Former Vice President Joe Biden leads President Trump by double digits in the race for the White House, according to a new Quinnipiac University poll released on Wednesday.

The poll shows Biden with an 11-point advantage over Trump in a national head-to-head match-up. Fifty percent of those surveyed said they currently plan on voting for the former vice president, while 39 percent said they would vote for Trump.

"What does the 11 point Biden lead tell us? At best for Team Trump, it says voter confidence in President Trump is shaky,” Tim Malloy, a polling analyst at Quinnipiac University, said. “At worst for them, as coronavirus cases rise, Trump's judgement is questioned — and November looms.”

The poll is the latest evidence that Trump’s handling of the coronavirus pandemic has put his reelection in jeopardy ahead of November. At the same time, the president’s strongest argument for another term — a strong economy — has largely disintegrated as the outbreak has caused businesses to shutter and the unemployment rate to skyrocket.

Read more: https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/498779-poll-biden-holds-11-point-lead-over-trump

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Still, half of those surveyed in the Quinnipiac poll said they approve of Trump’s handling of the economy — roughly on par with the 51 percent approval he carried in the university’s April poll. The number of voters who disapprove ticked up slightly from 44 percent to 47 percent.

There’s also no consensus on which candidate is better equipped to manage the U.S. economy; 48 percent of respondents chose Biden and 47 percent chose Trump, according to the poll. That still signals an upward trend for Biden, who in last month’s poll trailed Trump 44 percent to 49 percent.

[kimbutgar]

1. I think even his supporters are getting exhausted with his constant bs and want him gone

Even a still MF45 supporter my husband works with said he wish he would shut up and stop being on Twitter. The more he becomes unhinged the worst he’s going to get. And maybe this will wake up some of his cult members.

[roamer65]

3. It will carve off just enuff to win.

There will always be 25-35 pct of lunatic deplorables.

Nixon’s bottom was 24 pct.

[DBoon]

5. Just one out of 10 Trumpites needs to switch

and all they have to do is stay home in disgust

[sandensea]

10. And Dubya's

At the depths of the 2008 debacle - with the whole financial system teetering on collapse and Argentina-style lines out the doors at some banks - the smarmy bastard still had around 24% approval.

Die-hard approval, too.

Most Republicans are hopeless.

[budkin]

9. No, they aren't at all. It's the independents that are sick of him.

And that's what's showing in these polls.

[sinkingfeeling]

2. I won't be happy until Biden leads by 25.

[texasfiddler]

4. I won't be happy until Biden is sworn in

[MRDAWG]

6. This is misleading. Remember

Hillary Clinton won the popular vote.

[athenasatanjesus]

7. If Biden doesn't win all 50 states then something is wrong with this country.

An 11 point lead is way too low for my faith in America.

[Demguy81]

8. I think every political official should wake up each day saying "Trump will be elected in Nov"

And then work their ass off each day to make sure that doesn't happen. This is good news, but don't get complacent. Full throttle until Nov!