Trump turnaround: Biden lead cut to 49%-47% as coronavirus, debate don’t hurt president
by Paul Bedard, Washington Secrets Columnist |
| October 03, 2020 01:15 PM
In the first post poll since President Trump announced that he had COVID-19, his chances of reelection surged, a sign that his infection and raucous debate performance didn’t hurt his chances for reelection.
The new John Zogby Strategies/EMI Research Solutions survey shared with Secrets showed Biden up 49% to 47%, his smallest lead yet in their polls. In a four-way race, Biden leads 47%-45%, with 2% each for Dr. Jo Jorgensen of the Libertarian Party and Green Party nominee Howie Hawkins.
The survey challenged the media’s narrative about Biden building his lead over Trump and even surprised pollster John Zogby.
Zogby said, “Contrary to my own observations, it looks like the president has not been hurt by his debate performance nor his hospitalization. His 47% performance is actually 1 point higher than his vote percentage in 2016.â€
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