Voters who believe Tara Reade but support Biden anyway help him keep edge over Trump
by Emily Larsen
| May 07, 2020 02:04 PM
Tara Reade's sexual assault allegation against Joe Biden is not hurting his ability to top President Trump. A set of polls measuring voter opinion suggests that his continued lead over Trump is due to many voters who believe Reade's allegations but are supporting him anyway.
A Monmouth University national poll conducted between April 30 and May 4 found Biden at 50% support and Trump and 41% support.
A large majority, 86%, said that they have heard about Reade's allegation that he sexually assaulted her when she worked as a staff assistant in his Senate office in 1993, which Biden strongly denies. About one-third, 37%, said that the allegation is probably true.
Suspicions regarding whether the allegation is true or not break along party lines. But a closer look at those who find the allegation to be true could reveal why Biden keeps his dominance: 32% of those who think that the allegation is true still support Biden.
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