Trump slightly leads Biden in new poll ahead of presidential election

The former president donald trump leads the American president, the Democrat, by four percentage points Joe Bidenbefore the presidential elections next November, according to research published this Wednesday by Florida Atlantic University (FAU).

The research reflects a “change in voter support” the current president among white voters (32%) and Hispanics (33%) “visibly smaller” than that received by African Americans (63%).

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The poll shows that 41% of registered voters support Trump, while 37% favor Biden.

Another 13% opted for alternative candidates, while 9% were undecided and 17% of African Americans opted for Trump. These results are in line with other recent research showing that trump “consistently outperforms” Biden by margins ranging from 1 to 4%.

A close examination of the research reveals “Trump’s tight grip on non-college whites”with 52%.

“trump maintains a dominant lead among white voters without a college education. This group remained steadfast and practically unwavering in its support for ex-president”he said in a statement Kevin WagnerProfessor of Political Science at FAU.

Trump also has “substantially greater support from members of his own party than Biden does” from his, “which poses a serious threat to Biden“, he said Dukhong Kimassociate professor of Political Science at that university.

In this academic’s opinion, Biden “must increase support among African-Americans and Hispanics and traditional Democratic Party constituencies” to improve his chances of victory.

It must, at the same time, “strengthen his appeal among party members to increase his chances of winning the presidency,” Kim added.

Likewise, the performance approval rating of Biden how the president reflects “a challenging scenario”since 38% approve of his management, while 57% disapprove.

Carried out by FAU’s Political Communication and Public Opinion Research Laboratory and Main Street Searchthe survey of 1,180 respondents was carried out from February 2 to 3 via text message and online panel of these voters, so no margin of error can be assigned, the researcher explained.

Source: Elcomercio

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