Poll sees Trump ahead in key US states
One year before the US presidential election, things are not looking good for incumbent President Joe Biden, according to a poll. The "New York Times" reported on a survey conducted in conjunction with Siena College, according to which Biden is behind Donald Trump, the Republican candidate, in five of the six most important contested states. However, the margin of error is between 1.8 and 4.8 percentage points.
The poll surveyed a total of 3662 voters in the six states of Wisconsin, Arizona, Georgia, Nevada, Michigan and Pennsylvania between October 22 and November 3. The poll showed that both candidates were unpopular, but voters were more likely to take their frustration out on the president, writes the New York Times.
According to the poll, only in the state of Wisconsin does the Democrat Biden lead. In the "swing states" of Arizona, Georgia, Nevada, Michigan and Pennsylvania - all states that are particularly contested between Democrats and Republicans - Trump led by between four and ten percentage points, wrote the New York Times. In the 2020 US presidential election, Biden won against Trump in all six states, the paper continued.
More trust in Trump on economic issues
Biden's age in particular proved to be a disadvantage in the survey, according to the newspaper - even though he is only around four years older than his most likely opponent Trump. A majority of 71 percent were of the opinion that the soon-to-be 81-year-old Biden is too old to be a competent president. In contrast, 39% of respondents agreed or somewhat agreed that Trump was too old.
By 59% to 37%, respondents said they trusted Trump more than Biden when it came to the economy. Respondents also favored Trump on immigration policy and national security. Biden's strongest issue was abortion. Here, voters trusted him nine percentage points more than Trump.
Among the Democrats, President Biden is running for a second term - without serious competition. Among the Republicans, former President Trump is currently far ahead in the polls among his party's candidates. It may therefore come down to another race between the two. Who will ultimately run as the official candidate of a party will be determined in the months leading up to the election in internal party primaries.
In light of the poll results, incumbent US President Joe Biden faces challenges in key states for the upcoming US election, with Donald Trump leading in five out of six contested states. With Biden having a narrow lead only in Wisconsin, the Republican candidate leads by significant margins in the other "swing states." Despite Trump's lead, a majority of respondents expressed more trust in him on economic issues and immigration policy, while Biden held a stronger stance on abortion.
Source: www.dpa.com
