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brooklynite

(93,871 posts)
Thu Jun 25, 2020, 07:02 AM Jun 2020

Showing Strength With White Voters, Biden Builds Lead in Battleground States

Source: New York Times

President Trump has lost significant ground in the six battleground states that clinched his Electoral College victory in 2016, according to New York Times/Siena College surveys, with Joseph R. Biden Jr. opening double-digit leads in Michigan, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin.

Mr. Trump’s once-commanding advantage among white voters has nearly vanished, a development that would all but preclude the president’s re-election. Mr. Biden now has a 21-point lead among white college graduates, and the president is losing among white voters in the three Northern battleground states — not by much, but he won them by nearly 10 points in 2016.

Four years ago, Mr. Trump’s strength in the disproportionately white working-class battleground states allowed him to win the Electoral College while losing the popular vote. The surveys indicate that the president continues to fare better in these relatively white battleground states than he does nationwide.

A separate Times/Siena survey released on Wednesday found Mr. Biden leading by 14 points nationwide, 50 percent to 36 percent.


Read more: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/06/25/upshot/poll-2020-biden-battlegrounds.html



Michigan (n=610) +11 Biden 47-36
Wisconsin (655) +11 Biden 49-38
Pennsylvania (651) +10 Biden 50-40
Florida (651) +1 Trump +6 Biden 47-41
Arizona (650) +4 Trump +7 Biden 48-41
North Carolina (653) +4 Trump +9 Biden 49-40
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Showing Strength With White Voters, Biden Builds Lead in Battleground States (Original Post) brooklynite Jun 2020 OP
some "battleground" states will not be a battle as Biden's lead continues to grow beachbumbob Jun 2020 #1
Whoa Johnny2X2X Jun 2020 #2
Let's add the Senate to this. rkleinberger Jun 2020 #10
These numbers are remarkable. Happy Hoosier Jun 2020 #3
K&R Scurrilous Jun 2020 #4
Looking good: ucrdem Jun 2020 #5
We have to be careful not to cry victory. zanana1 Jun 2020 #6
True that Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Jun 2020 #8
This is one reason why Biden shouldn't waste his time debating rump ... the liar in chief won't... SWBTATTReg Jun 2020 #7
Biden Should Appear and as soon as trump lies he calls him on it ace3csusm Jun 2020 #11
Exactly. Call trump on his lies right to his face, explain the consequences of the lying (e.g., SWBTATTReg Jun 2020 #12
Economy rkleinberger Jun 2020 #9
Soon the trump era will be over. This is fantastic news. Devil Child Jun 2020 #13
 

beachbumbob

(9,263 posts)
1. some "battleground" states will not be a battle as Biden's lead continues to grow
Thu Jun 25, 2020, 07:24 AM
Jun 2020

I believe Michigan, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin are nearing the point where trump has ZERO chance as long as voters get out and vote. Arizona and Florida could be off the table for trump as well as COVID rages, GOP Governors are trumpers and trump could care less about COVID. Then we could see a new batch of "battle ground states with Georgia, Texas, North and South Carolina come into play

Johnny2X2X

(18,745 posts)
2. Whoa
Thu Jun 25, 2020, 08:14 AM
Jun 2020

People naturally temper excitement at national polls, but there's no reason to not get excited about these. A landslide is coming.

rkleinberger

(155 posts)
10. Let's add the Senate to this.
Thu Jun 25, 2020, 12:40 PM
Jun 2020

Need to push this Blue Wave down ticket as well. Must get the Senate back to have chance at reform and justice.

Happy Hoosier

(7,080 posts)
3. These numbers are remarkable.
Thu Jun 25, 2020, 09:14 AM
Jun 2020

And we need Mighty Joe to hit these states. He needs to make small, responsible personal appearances. We can't hold big rallies, but he needs events aimed at these specific places. If these numbers hold, that's the ballgame. But there is a long way to go yet. 5 months. 5 months ago, the world was very different.

zanana1

(6,085 posts)
6. We have to be careful not to cry victory.
Thu Jun 25, 2020, 10:42 AM
Jun 2020

I remember when Hillary was way up in the polls. Everybody thought she'd win for sure. We still have a lot of work to do.

SWBTATTReg

(21,859 posts)
7. This is one reason why Biden shouldn't waste his time debating rump ... the liar in chief won't...
Thu Jun 25, 2020, 12:17 PM
Jun 2020

answer any ?s truthfully anyways, we've all had enough of what rump wants to say, being that he tweets literally everyday on anything and everything, despite no one really caring what the f**k he thinks about the issue in question anyways.

rump is making things up besides anyway on the debate, trying to drive the debates into his favor, by demanding a fourth debate, by demanding his own choice of a moderator, and other nonsense drivel that makes the independence of the debates questionable by his idiotic demands. Personally I don't think rump will debate, he's too much of a coward and chicken to debate anything with anyone one on one.

ace3csusm

(969 posts)
11. Biden Should Appear and as soon as trump lies he calls him on it
Thu Jun 25, 2020, 12:56 PM
Jun 2020

then replies if you are going to continue to lie to the American people then their is no reason to continue this show, drop the mic and exit he debate...

SWBTATTReg

(21,859 posts)
12. Exactly. Call trump on his lies right to his face, explain the consequences of the lying (e.g.,
Thu Jun 25, 2020, 01:00 PM
Jun 2020

lies on the CV for example is killing people, etc. by luring those into a false sense of security when in fact, the CV is raging even stronger across the land...Good point on your part.

rkleinberger

(155 posts)
9. Economy
Thu Jun 25, 2020, 12:38 PM
Jun 2020

The Biden Campaign needs to address the economy ASAP to show that Biden has control of this issue. He can easily use the 2008 crisis to his advantage. The campaign needs to do this now!

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