Former Vice President Joe Biden is considerably ahead of President Donald Trump as far as the national race for the White House is concerned, according to a new CNN poll conducted by SSRS.
With 53 percent vote, Biden is ahead of Trump who has received 42 percent votes from registered voters, which is a ballpark figure indicated in CNN's poll in March this year. If the nationwide picture is anything to go by, Biden usually has an advantage among voters, but national polling cannot focus on state-by-state Electoral College race, which determines the presidency in the end.
It is no secret that the presidential campaigning has been drastically impacted due to the coronavirus pandemic. Keeping in line with that, both Biden and Trump have discontinued in-person campaign, while states have postponed primary elections to the summer months.
Americans trust Biden more than Trump when it comes to handling key issues, such as managing the coronavirus crisis (52% to 43%), health care (57% to 39%) and aiding the middle class (57% to 38%), CNN Politics reported. Surprisingly, Trump is expected to do a better job in terms of handling the economy, with 50 percent trusting the President and 46 percent relying on Biden.
The data from a recently released poll hints at a slight downward trend in the President's approval rating for managing the economy and a noteworthy rise in the negative opinion of the country's economy. Around one in every 8 Americans who approve of Trump and give him positive reviews say Biden is more likely to do a better job in the health care department and do more for the middle class than Trump.
Very few Democrats reject Biden based on the aforesaid issues. Trump's edge on the economy management gets a 16 percent boost from Democrats who suggest the president would be able to do a better job on the issue as compared to Biden.
As far as general election matchup is concerned, there is hardly any crossover support for Biden or Trump among partisans. Biden is supported by 91 percent of Democrats, while Trump holds a significant 96 percent of Republicans. Independent voters, on the other hand, break for Biden with 52 percent behind the former vice president, and 40 percent for the current President.
The demographic divides that represented the 2016 election are likely to continue even this year. Biden has 62 percent women supporters, while Trump is leading among men with 51 percent, as compared to Biden's 44 percent.