Biden's edge evaporates as Trump seen as better suited for economy, coronavirus response: Reuters/Ipsos poll

[webfact]

Biden's edge evaporates as Trump seen as better suited for economy, coronavirus response: Reuters/Ipsos poll

By Chris Kahn

 

FILE PHOTO: Democratic U.S. presidential candidate and former Vice President Joe Biden speaks during the 11th Democratic candidates debate of the 2020 U.S. presidential campaign, held in CNN's Washington studios without an audience because of the global coronavirus pandemic, in Washington, U.S., March 15, 2020. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque/File Photo

 

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Joe Biden's advantage over President Donald Trump in popular support has eroded in recent weeks as the presumptive Democratic presidential nominee struggles for visibility with voters during the coronavirus pandemic, according to a Reuters/Ipsos poll released on Tuesday.

 

The opinion poll conducted on Monday and Tuesday found that 43% of registered voters said they would support Biden in the Nov. 3 presidential election, while 41% said they would back Trump. That makes the contest essentially a toss-up, as the results are within the poll's credibility interval.

Biden led by 6 percentage points in a similar poll last week and by 8 points in a poll that ran April 15 to 21.

 

The former vice president has been forced to run his presidential campaign from his Delaware home in keeping with restrictions aimed at combating the virus, which has killed more than 70,000 people in the United States and put 30 million people out of work.

 

By contrast, Trump has put himself at the helm of the U.S. pandemic response, with regular White House briefings until recently.

 

Some of Biden's most dominant recent headlines focussed on a former U.S. Senate aide's allegation that he sexually assaulted her in 1993. Biden said last week the alleged assault "never happened" and asked the Senate to make public any documents related to the accusation by Tara Reade, who worked as a staff assistant in Biden’s Senate office from December 1992 to August 1993.

 

The political impact of the situation was not yet clear in the Reuters/Ipsos poll, which showed 53% of the American public said they were "somewhat" or "very" familiar with Reade's allegation.

 

According to the poll, 45% of Americans said Trump was better suited to create jobs, while 32% said Biden was the better candidate for that. That pushed Trump's advantage over Biden in terms of job creation to 13 points, compared with the Republican president's 6-point edge in a similar poll that ran in mid-April.

 

Thirty-seven percent said Trump was better leading the country's coronavirus response, while 35% preferred Biden. A similar poll in mid-April showed Biden had a slight edge over Trump when it came to the nation's response to the disease.

 

Overall, 42% of Americans said they approved of Trump's performance in office, and 53% said they disapproved. The president's popularity has remained relatively flat for more than a year.

 

The Reuters/Ipsos poll was conducted online, in English, throughout the United States. It gathered responses from 1,215 American adults, including 1,015 who identified as registered voters. It had a credibility interval, a measure of precision, of plus or minus 3 percentage points.

 

(Reporting by Chris Kahn; Editing by Peter Cooney)

 

-- © Copyright Reuters 2020-05-06

 

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[TopDeadSenter]

9 minutes ago, webfact said:

Joe Biden's advantage over President Donald Trump in popular support has eroded in recent weeks

Is that a face saving way of saying the polls were ginned up BS? I suspect so. We saw the same 4 years ago. It is clear to anyone that hiding in a basement for weeks is not exactly a show of potential Presidential strength. While Trump is at the forefront weaving and ducking the oppositions hatred and smears while fighting the virus and saving American lives and jobs. A masterful performance, but I accept some may prefer a candidate that hides, quivering in the basement. Horses for courses.

[Chiphigh]

I wonder how long will it take for the tvf leftists to twist this into another anti trump rant..... ????????????????

[mr mr]

in a world screaming for change another dinosaur is presented as a viable choice for the issues we are facing.

 

bravo. 

[Canuck1966]

4 MORE years

Keep America great and don't let the Dims/Chinese win

[Canuck1966]

19 minutes ago, Chiphigh said:

I wonder how long will it take for the tvf leftists to twist this into another anti trump rant..... ????????????????

They are very quiet

If an article is anyway disparaging about Trump they are on here quicker than a tramp on chips

[Canuck1966]

Trump can play this to his advantage.

The economy could be up to speed by elections and also he can play China as the boogeyman that Joe wants to cosy up to

A lot of patriots in the US and a lot of people who are pìssed off that the CPC have caused them hardship

The last thing they will want to see is Biden over there shaking hands with Winnie the Pooh and giving power back to them

[lannarebirth]

26% of all Democrats polled want the party to select another nominee other than Biden. 40% of Democrats polled who are under 45 years old want a different candidate. As an aside, Andrew Yang prevailed in court today and is forcing the NY Democrat Party to reinstate it's Democrat primary it had previously cancelled in a shocking anti democratic move..

[Mama Noodle]

And the democrats are going to keep losing the longer the pandemic plays out if they keep being tyrants and harassing their constituents at the local and state level, sending the police to raid local businesses and homes, perp walking them across in handcuffs with the media blasting it nation wide. 
 

Democrats are horrible tyrants, always have been. The pandemic is making easier to see for most. 
 

And anyone who thinks Trump is the worst political liar ever clearly has done ZERO research into Joe Biden. 

[Eric Loh]

46 minutes ago, Chiphigh said:

I wonder how long will it take for the tvf leftists to twist this into another anti trump rant..... ????????????????

Why the necessity to twist. Facts speak for itself. 
 

Overall, 42% of Americans said they approved of Trump's performance in office, and 53% said they disapproved. The president's popularity has remained relatively flat for more than a year.

[pegman]

National polls are meaningless. The election will be determined in battleground states.  Places like Pennsylvania, Michigan, Wisconsin, Arizona, Florida, Georgia, Ohio, Virginia, Nevada, Texas,  North Carolina ......  This pandemic is just gaining steam with all these red states relaxing lockdown rules before flattening the curve. I saw one estimate that 200k American lives will be lost before Nov. If that is the case the hoax will be on Trump and he should just hand over the WH keys to Biden.

[phkauf]

As long as the Wuhan Virus remains a threat, Biden will be limited in his public appearances for health reasons. This can't help with ginning up enthusiasm for his already somnambulant campaign.  Looking back at the primaries, Bernie's rallies were packed with people and lively (altho apparently nobody turned up to vote), while Biden's rallies and meeting were like funerals. Trump's base is fired up and like it or not, his use of twitter keeps them engaged. 

I think the sexual harassment allegations against Biden will hurt him with women voters, this was the one area they hoped would make a difference from Clinton's disaster in 2016. There is a strong likelihood that Hunter's deals in China get pushed to the news again. More complications for Good 'Ol Joe as he tries to look tough on China, while his pathetic son makes millions from Chinese companies.

If the economy is back on track soon, which seems likely given the reopening of business and the lessened chance of a "worse case scenario" for the virus, Trump will win again. And I don't think it will be close.

[BobBKK]

7 minutes ago, Eric Loh said:

Why the necessity to twist. Facts speak for itself. 
 

Overall, 42% of Americans said they approved of Trump's performance in office, and 53% said they disapproved. The president's popularity has remained relatively flat for more than a year.

Same Pollsters who said Clinton would win by a landslide. The problem for Dems is that most people don't want to say they will just vote. I'd be amazed if Biden could win but we don't know for sure of course. It will be fascinating and I'll be up all night watching.

[DeusExMachinaBKK]

Biden never stood a chance. Bernie would have however. As soon as he backed out, Trump clinched another 4 years. No need to even have an election, save the tax payers some money and skip the headache of “rigged polls” and “ballot miscounts”. 
 

So funny listening to Joe Rogan’s thoughts on Biden.

[phkauf]

1 minute ago, BobBKK said:

Same Pollsters who said Clinton would win by a landslide. The problem for Dems is that most people don't want to say they will just vote. I'd be amazed if Biden could win but we don't know for sure of course. It will be fascinating and I'll be up all night watching.

And the same pollsters who missed the Brexit vote, along with the Boris' big win. People don't seem to respond to pollsters anymore or their methodology has become unreliable in the technology age where most people heavily screen incoming calls.

[stevenl]

No surprise. Trump is in the news, Biden isn't, Biden doesn't have much appeal, Biden has baggage, republicans are seen as pro business and Trump is, as incredible as it is, seen by many as a successful business man.

Edited May 6, 2020 by stevenl

[CaptRon2]

12 minutes ago, Eric Loh said:

Why the necessity to twist. Facts speak for itself. 
 

Overall, 42% of Americans said they approved of Trump's performance in office, and 53% said they disapproved. The president's popularity has remained relatively flat for more than a year.

https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/495695-trump-hits-49-percent-approval-rate-in-gallup-poll

I seem recall a statement someone once made suggesting people stick to the facts.

If you are actually interested in the truth check Gallup.com, 

Gallup is generally regarded as unbiased.

The May Survey has him at 49% not the 42% you stated, this current approval rating is higher than Obama’s was at the same time in his presidency.

As your post asked “Why the necessity to twist?

[Eric Loh]

6 minutes ago, CaptRon2 said:

https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/495695-trump-hits-49-percent-approval-rate-in-gallup-poll

I seem recall a statement someone once made suggesting people stick to the facts.

If you are actually interested in the truth check Gallup.com, 

Gallup is generally regarded as unbiased.

The May Survey has him at 49% not the 42% you stated, this current approval rating is higher than Obama’s was at the same time in his presidency.

As your post asked “Why the necessity to twist?

The facts were lifted from the topic article. No twisting if you bother to read the article. You link your polling to Gallup dated 1/5. What about this latest 5/5 polling. 

https://projects.fivethirtyeight.com/trump-approval-ratings/

[Grumpy John]

20 minutes ago, phkauf said:

As long as the Wuhan Virus remains a threat, Biden will be limited in his public appearances for health reasons. This can't help with ginning up enthusiasm for his already somnambulant campaign.  Looking back at the primaries, Bernie's rallies were packed with people and lively (altho apparently nobody turned up to vote), while Biden's rallies and meeting were like funerals. Trump's base is fired up and like it or not, his use of twitter keeps them engaged. 

I think the sexual harassment allegations against Biden will hurt him with women voters, this was the one area they hoped would make a difference from Clinton's disaster in 2016. There is a strong likelihood that Hunter's deals in China get pushed to the news again. More complications for Good 'Ol Joe as he tries to look tough on China, while his pathetic son makes millions from Chinese companies.

If the economy is back on track soon, which seems likely given the reopening of business and the lessened chance of a "worse case scenario" for the virus, Trump will win again. And I don't think it will be close.

Your very wrong.  It will be close...like a landslide victory close!  Only an absolute moron would vote for a nursing home candidate claiming to be a new age democrat...when the reality is he is showing all the signs for Alzheimer's disease.  I am no democrat,  but their best hope would be with Tulsi Gabard.....

[Dumbastheycome]

Early days.

[CaptRon2]

7 minutes ago, Eric Loh said:

The facts were lifted from the topic article. No twisting if you bother to read the article. You link your polling to Gallup dated 1/5. What about this latest 5/5 polling. 

https://projects.fivethirtyeight.com/trump-approval-ratings/

- 05/01/20 02:52 PM EDT 

That is the date of Gallup’s latest poll May 1 , not Jan 1. Showing Trumps higher than you stated approval ratings. You actually have to go to Gallup’s site to see that President Trumps approval ratings are higher than Obama’s were at the same time in his presidency and you might recall he won the following election by a landslide. Sad but true.

Apparently instead of asking about what I am reading you should be more concerned about HOW you are reading. 

 

 

[Tug]

44 minutes ago, CaptRon2 said:

The very fact any Democrat thinks any investigation on their part will be taken seriously after their last three years of embarrassment shows how out of touch they are.

Again, your implications trying to put the economy and unemployment on President Trump, instead of China and the WHO where the responsibly belongs is shameful. 

 

 

 

Oh are talking about billey Barr trumps pet ag?or the senate not allowing witnesses ah no sir what we have witnessed is corruption and cowardice in the extreme on the part of the republicans we haven’t forgotten come on November 

[Shot]

"Hi, I'm Joe Biden and I forgot this message."

[Rimmer]

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[xylophone]

1 hour ago, CaptRon2 said:

Again, your implications trying to put the economy and unemployment on President Trump, instead of China and the WHO where the responsibly belongs is shameful. 

And your misrepresentation of the facts is equally as shameful because the US was informed about the virus and its likelihood of person to person transmission on January 14th, by an American virologist working with the WHO.........and trump and co did nothing.

 

So the responsibility lies with trump, and it is a shame that Biden is really not fit to challenge. So you have Biden, a doddery old fart likely suffering from dementia, versus an unintelligent compulsive liar (and crook who steals from Charities) with the mental capacity of a 10 yr old.

 

What has the world come to????

Edited May 6, 2020 by xylophone

[runamok27]

Blaming the lock down for Bidens slumping numbers is just not true, in my opinion. The less people see and hear Biden the better it should be for him. I just don't understand why the Democrats insist on nominating a 78 year old dementia/alzheimer patient. Trump should be beatable by any decent candidate but the Democrats are going to trot out a guy who will probably be forgetting his own name in a year or two. The best thing for Biden's chances are if the lock downs continue through the election and he doesn't have to participate in any debates or make any nationwide speeches.

[Canuck1966]

18 minutes ago, xylophone said:

And your misrepresentation of the facts is equally as shameful because the US was informed about the virus and its likelihood of person to person transmission on January 14th, by an American virologist working with the WHO.........and trump and co did nothing.

 

So the responsibility lies with trump, and it is a shame that Biden is really not fit to challenge. So you have Biden, a doddery old fart likely suffering from dementia, versus an unintelligent compulsive liar (and crook who steals from Charities) with the mental capacity of a 10 yr old.

 

What has the world come to????

Yeh he might have been told that but when they punched the fake numbers in the virologists told them there was no threat.

3,000 dead out of 1,400,000,000 doesn't ring the alarm bells in ANY algorithm.

If they had told the truth or allowed foreigners in to assess the situation things would have been completely different

They also silenced whistleblowers in December and coerced WHO to lie for them too

It's on China and China only........ and most of America knows that

There is also a lot of video evidence of Democrats shouting "RACIST" when Trump closed the borders to China

 

 

 

[metisdead]

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[Proboscis]

4 hours ago, Mama Noodle said:

And the democrats are going to keep losing the longer the pandemic plays out if they keep being tyrants and harassing their constituents at the local and state level, sending the police to raid local businesses and homes, perp walking them across in handcuffs with the media blasting it nation wide. 
 

Democrats are horrible tyrants, always have been. The pandemic is making easier to see for most. 
 

And anyone who thinks Trump is the worst political liar ever clearly has done ZERO research into Joe Biden. 

i did not see any perp walking of anyone on the media for breaking the shutdown conditions. I did see plenty of people getting to exercise their right to free speech, though.

 

I am not a member of either party or of any other political organization and I am no great fan of Joe Biden either, but I have no time for Trump's handling of the Covid-19 issue. We are heading fast to a point where the number dead will be twice the number of service personnel who died in the Vietnam war. And remember who won the peace on that one - Nixon, who said he would end the conflict and did.

 

I sincerely hope that I am wrong but I am afraid that the virus will not go away - we may get a reduction in infection during the summer but as soon as the autumn comes we will be stacking up the bodies again and having to face yet another shutdown because we did not test and trace enough.

 

The big fear is that Trump wins a second term. Covid-19 will not be gone and Trump will mess things up again - he will not learn as long as the lesson conflicts with his egomania. While Joe Biden is not my favourite person, I would much prefer him to Trump any day. The sooner we Trump out of the way, we will get to have a leader from the Republican Party who will lead the country properly and not have us as the laughing stock of the whole World!

[timendres]

6 hours ago, pegman said:

National polls are meaningless. The election will be determined in battleground states.  Places like Pennsylvania, Michigan, Wisconsin, Arizona, Florida, Georgia, Ohio, Virginia, Nevada, Texas,  North Carolina ......  This pandemic is just gaining steam with all these red states relaxing lockdown rules before flattening the curve. I saw one estimate that 200k American lives will be lost before Nov. If that is the case the hoax will be on Trump and he should just hand over the WH keys to Biden.

No one believes Biden could have handled COVID-19 any better than Trump did.

I believe the way that the pandemic will play out going forward will solidify Trump's support.

Edited May 6, 2020 by timendres