THE NEUTRAL ZONE
Former Vice President Joe Biden leads President Donald Trump by a significant point margin nationally, as reported in recent polls. According to a Fox News Poll released Sunday, 29% of voters said coronavirus is the most important issue facing the country, and over half of the voters disapprove of President Trump’s response to the virus. Fifteen percent of respondents said the economy is the most important issue and 10% said it was issues surrounding race relations, race issues, and the police.
Similar results in the latest ABC News/Washington Post poll found the public preference for Biden over President Trump to handle the coronavirus has “soared since March.” Biden also gained ground to handle the economy after trailing in March. Biden leads President Trump by 9 points on handling crime and safety and 25 points on race relations.
Trump campaign spokesman Hogan Gidley stated that even though polls show Trump losing to Biden, the president is winning “in other ways.” In an interview aired on Sunday on Fox News with host Chris Wallace, President Trump stated, “I’m not losing because those are fake polls.” Trump also claimed that his campaign has internal polls showing him “leading in every swing state.”
MEDIA PERSPECTIVE
Biden leads Trump nationally by 15 points: poll – The Hill – 7/19/2020
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.
Trump’s law-and-order message flops – The Washington Post – 7/20/2020
Last week, I noted that most of the wedge issues and culture wars President Trump has brought to the forefront in the 2020 can campaign don’t seem to be working for him. And on Sunday came further evidence that another key one is failing: law and order.
Trump slams ‘fake’ Fox News poll showing Biden leading 2020 presidential race – New York Post – 7/19/2020
President Trump cast doubt on a new Fox News poll that shows Democratic challenger Joe Biden leading him in the 2020 White House race, blasting the survey as “fake.”
Big Polling Leads Tend to Erode. Is Biden’s Edge Different? – New York Times – 7/20/2020
President Trump cast doubt on a new Fox News poll that shows Democratic challenger Joe Biden leading him in the 2020 White House race, blasting the survey as “fake.”
