Trump widens lead over Biden after prez’s worrying debate performance: new polls

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Trump widens lead over Biden after prez’s worrying debate performance: new polls​

Donald Trump has widened his lead over President Biden following last week’s first presidential debate in two closely watched polls of the race.

The New York Times/Siena College survey published Wednesday showed Trump leading Biden, 81, by six percentage points (49%-43%) among likely voters — the largest lead the 45th president has enjoyed in any poll published by the outlet since 2015 — and eight points (49%-41%) among registered voters.

Meanwhile, the Wall Street Journal showed Trump leading Biden by six points, 48%-42%, among registered voters, the biggest spread favoring the former president since at least late 2021.

Trump, 78, increased his lead over Biden by two percentage points from the last Times/Siena survey, which was published two days before the June 27 debate and showed the presumptive Republican nominee in front of his successor, 48%-44%, among likely voters.

In the WSJ poll, Trump’s lead over Biden grew by four percentage points from the last survey taken in late February, which showed the former president ahead of the incumbent by two points, 47%-45%.

Trump widens lead over Biden after prez’s worrying debate performance: new polls

Donald Trump has widened his lead over President Biden following last week’s first presidential debate in two closely watched polls of the race.

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Six in 10 registered voters also told the outlet that Biden should not be the party’s nominee for president, with self-identified Democrats almost evenly split on the question (48% saying he should remain, 47% saying he should not). Notably, the Times/Siena poll did not ask respondents who they thought would replace the president on the Democratic ticket.

In addition, more than half of registered voters (58%) said Biden had “made the country worse” since taking office in January 2021, while Trump actually came out ahead on the same question about his term — with 47% saying he left America better off for his presidency and 46% said he had made matters worse.

The Times/Siena poll showed Biden’s job approval rating to be just 34% among registered voters, matching his favorability rating in the WSJ survey.

Trump also dominated in reviews of the debate, with 60% of registered voters telling the Times/Siena poll that he outperformed Biden and just 22% saying that Biden had come out on top.

Just 16% of voters said Biden had performed “well” in the debate, with 51% giving Trump’s performance a thumbs-up.