As CNN’s John Harwood points out, Biden is also quite a bit more popular than Clinton was in 2016, while the majority of Americans still dislike Trump. Biden met with Blake's family and called the president's rhetoric divisive, blaming him for further polarizing the country at a time when race relations are fragile. While Gretchen was among a small group of voters who were moving to a new party in 2020, many voters whom NPR and station reporters talked to had strong feelings about why they were sticking with their preferred candidate. Polls: Joe Biden leads Trump in several key swing states With 51 days to go, polls suggest that Biden’s lead is holding. But NPR interviews with voters across the country around Labor Day weekend found that most are locked into their support for either President Trump or Democratic nominee Joe Biden. The 2020 presidential campaign heads into the fall stretch with a dizzying pace of news developments threatening to upend the contest. hide caption.

In Nevada, where Trump held a rally on Saturday, Biden also has a small lead of 4 percentage points — but Chuck Rocha, a former adviser to the Bernie Sanders campaign, says that Democrats need to take the state more seriously, or that might change: “What’s underreported right [now] is the problem in Nevada,” Rocha said. Biden's lead in averages of both national and swing state polls has widened in recent weeks as the Trump administration struggles to contain the coronavirus pandemic and meet nationwide calls to address police brutality and systemic racism. On Tuesday 3 November 2020, Americans will vote for their next president, with a choice between ​Donald Trump, the Republican incumbent, or his Democratic challenger, Joe Biden. New Biden campaign ad jabs at Trump's reported 0 income tax payments, Biden campaign sells 'I paid more income taxes than Trump' stickers, Trump, Biden have one debate goal: Don't lose, Ocasio-Cortez: Trump contributed less in taxes 'than waitresses and undocumented immigrants', Third judge orders Postal Service to halt delivery cuts, Reporter Jonathan Easley says Tuesday debate will be major test for Biden.

Lauren Cross, involved in the Kenosha protests, told Silver about those on the streets: "I think, like, all the people out here are voting against Trump in some capacity. I just want to stress that.

In the Michigan poll, Trump led Biden among likely voters who were asked which candidate would better manage the economy, with 49 percent backing Trump and 42 percent backing Biden.

The false link between Amy Coney Barrett and The Handmaid’s Tale, explained. He cited the Democrat's temperament as a key factor. ", Amanda Kilcrease, a 20-year-old college student, said, "It just feels like if Trump wins again, like, then — and I didn't vote, I would have guilt with that, too, that I didn't take a small action that could have had an opposite outcome.

In 2016, Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton won Minnesota, Nevada, and New Hampshire; Trump won Arizona and Wisconsin. Todd Gardner said that there still is a lot of support for Trump, but that he's prepared to back "anybody but Donald Trump.". Minnesota voted for Clinton in 2016, but a combination of the reaction to the looting in Minneapolis and broader local economic issues are boosting GOP prospects in the state. Arizona has been a solidly red state going back to the 1950s, and the last time it voted for a Democrat for president was 1996.

Republican state Rep. Dale Lueck represents Aitkin and the surrounding area in rural Minnesota.

But that doesn’t guarantee ​the Democratic candidate victory. Mark Zdechlik/MPR News NPR's Scott Detrow talked to Trump backers waiting to hear the president at his rally in Latrobe, Pa., last week. A CNBC/Change Research survey showed Biden with a slimmer lead against Trump, 49% to 46%. The small contingent of undecided voters said they are unenthusiastic about their choices. Only on the economy did likely voters have more faith in Trump, by a margin of 5 percentage points.

Biden's lead in averages of both national and swing state polls has widened in recent weeks as the Trump administration struggles to contain … Got a confidential news tip? Michigan, which has 16 electoral votes, was won by Trump in 2016 by 10,704 votes. Jimmy Jenkins/KJZZ The same polls suggest Trump is in danger of ceding Arizona and Wisconsin to Biden in November. Poll: Biden leads Trump in swing states Wisconsin, Michigan . Trump's approval rating has also reached its worst level since February 2019, according to a FiveThirtyEight average. I didn't know that," Kaminski told Silver. Trump led in all previous versions of the survey dating back to March. Specifically, a New York Times/Siena College poll taken from September 8 to 10 shows Biden retaining his lead with likely voters in four important states: Minnesota, Nevada, New Hampshire, and Wisconsin.