Biden leads Trump nationally by 15 points: poll
By Justin Wise - 07/19/20 07:32 AM EDT
Presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden has built a commanding 15-point national lead over President Trump in his bid for the White House, according to a new Washington Post-ABC News poll.
The survey, which was released on Sunday, found that 55 percent of registered voters say they would vote for the former vice president if the 2020 election were held today, while 40 percent say they'd back Trump. The findings represent a substantial shift in support for Biden, who led Trump by just 2 points in a similar poll released in March and by 10 points in May.
The drop in support for Trump comes as his approval rating slides amid a coronavirus pandemic that has upended everyday life in the U.S. for months, with the country experiencing a surge of new cases.
The Washington Post-ABC News survey was conducted between July 12 and July 15 among a population of 1,006 American adults, including 845 registered voters. The margin of error is 3.5 percent for the full sample and 4 percent for registered voters.
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