A new poll shows Joe Biden widening his lead nationally to a whopping 16 points less than 30 days before Election Day
—which was conducted by SRSS October 1 to October 4 in a survey of 1,004 likely voters—found Biden leading Trump 57%-41% nationally among likely voters.65 million AmericansBut, perhaps more importantly, the poll was mostly taken after the president announced he tested positive for Covid-19 on Friday, and we learned a virus outbreak had swept the White House, infecting many others in Trump’s inner circle.
Biden’s large national lead is buoyed by his strong support from women, a group he has made gains with since CNN’s last national poll, which was conducted in September among registered voters; in September, he led Trump by 20 points among women , but now leads by 34 points . The former vice president has also expanded his lead among people of color, now leading 69% to 27%, up from September when he led 59% to 31% among the same demographic. Biden’s average national polling lead now sits at 8.8 points, according to FiveThirtyEight’s tracker. Harry Enten, a polling expert at CNN, noted that Hillary Clinton never eclipsed that margin in 2016.
of combined polling averages in six battleground states—Florida, Pennsylvania, Michigan, Wisconsin, North Carolina, and Arizona—Biden leads Trump by 4.2 points , about half his polling margin nationally.
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