Donald Trump Leads Joe Biden Nationally In New Democracy Institute Poll
A new poll from the Democracy Institute commissioned by Sunday Express showed Donald Trump leading Democratic presumptive presidential nominee Joe Biden by two percentage points nationally, Breitbart reported.
In particular, the survey showed Trump with 48 percent support to Biden’s 46 percent. In addition, the president leads in crucial battleground states like Florida, Michigan, Iowa, Minnesota, Wisconsin, and Pennsylvania.
David Maddox, the political editor for the Sunday Express, suggested the president’s success in the poll stems from American trust in his ability to guide the economy.
“The polling suggests Mr. Trump is emerging as the race leader because of a belief he is best in handling the economy. With a third of voters putting the economy as the top election issue and 66 percent thinking that the economy is bouncing back after coronavirus, voters believe that Trump is better for the economy by 57 percent to 43 percent.”
According to Democracy Institute Director Patrick Basham, the results suggest that Biden’s support isn’t growing and may have hit its peak. In addition, Basham noted that Trump is performing better than Biden on issues that Americans value the most, including the economy.
“They don’t especially blame Trump for the lockdown-induced economic contraction, and they think he’ll do a better job of righting the economic ship than Biden.”
Nevertheless, the poll revealed that the majority of respondents disapprove of the president’s handling of the coronavirus pandemic.
Interestingly, the Democracy Institute found that “shy” Trump voters, silent supporters of the president, have increased by five percentage points since the last iteration of the survey. The finding contrasts with a recent New York Magazine report that shed doubt on the theory of silent supporters.
In particular, the publication suggested that such a demographic may exist, but in too small an amount of shift the results of an election.
The survey comes as CNN‘s Harry Enten pointed to recent data suggesting that Biden is draining Trump’s support in Rust Belt states like Pennsylvania, Michigan, and Wisconsin. According to Enten, Biden’s increased success in these regions is due to his gains with white Americans, and such increases are significantly more than the margins Hillary Clinton lost to Trump by in 2016.
As reported by MarketWatch, recent polls have shown Biden with a significant lead over the president ahead of the November election. Notably, many head-to-head contests have put the Democrat in a double-digit lead over the incumbent.
In addition, Biden continues to perform well against Trump in swing states. However, some Democrats remain cautious after Clinton’s loss in 2016, which went against the predictions of many pollsters.
