PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION

Among general election voters

NATIONWIDE

(CBS) Biden over Trump: +10 (52-42)
(WSJ/NBC) Biden over Trump: +9 (50-41)
(WaPo/ABC) Biden over Trump: +10 (54-44)
(CNN): Biden over Trump: +4 (50-46)
Average: Biden +8.3

RON’S COMMENT: Four new polls––three showing Biden well ahead and one, the CNN poll, has the race a good bit tighter…. Findings from the WSJ/NBC poll:

• Referendum on the incumbent: 36% of Biden’s voters say they’re more for Biden and 58% say they’re more against Trump. On the other hand, 74% of Trump’s voters say they’re more for Trump and 20% say they’re more against Biden.
• Age/capacity issue: 39% of voters believe Trump has the necessary mental and physical health to be president, while 37% say Biden does. This indicates that Biden continues to have a problem here. It also indicates that Trump does as well.
• Bring the country together: Biden stomps Trump on this one––49 to 26.
• US House: 50% of voters think it would be bad if Republicans won control of the House, while 32% say it would be good…. 44% of voters think it would be bad if Democrats won control of the House, while 36% say it would be good.
• Job approval vs. vote: Trump’s job approval rating is higher than his re-election vote in the WSJ/NBC poll: 44% vs. 41%. Why is this so? Is it because secret Trump supporters are reluctant to admit they’re voting for him are, but are willing to nod approval of his job performance?

IN THE STATES

State Trump carried in 2016: 
NORTH CAROLINA: even
TEXAS: Trump +7

RON’S COMMENT: The last five North Carolina polls give Trump an average lead of six-tenths of a point. In 2016, Trump won the state by 4 points. This poll shows Trump and Biden even…. Unlike some other polls that have been showing Biden a threat in Texas, this one gives Trump a clear lead. In 2016, Trump won Texas by 9 points.

PERSONAL FEELINGS

Among voters nationwide

I’m going to read you the names of some public figures and groups and I’d like you to rate your feelings toward each one as very positive, somewhat positive, neutral, somewhat negative, or very negative. If you don’t know the name, please just say so. 

% = Positive/Negative
Barack Obama: 54%/34%
Kamala Harris: 39%/35%
Mike Pence: 39%/44%
Joe Biden: 39%/45%
The Democratic Party: 36%/44%
The Republican Party: 35%/46%
Donald Trump: 40%/52%

RON’S COMMENT: Bad news for Trump––it doesn’t look like there’s much mileage for Republicans to attack the Obama-Biden administration. Obama has the highest positive and lowest negative ratings on the board. Also, the Trump negative is 18 points higher than for Obama, 7 points higher than for Biden and 17 points higher than for Harris….Not so bad news for Trump––This poll was taken during the “honeymoon” period for the freshly minted Biden-Harris ticket, and it shows Biden and Harris with the same positive rating as Pence (39%) and a slightly lower positive rating than Trump (40%).

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