New polling data suggests both Biden and Trump are unpopular—but Trump is edging out Biden.
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A new New York Times/Siena College poll released Saturday has former President Donald Trump leading President Joe Biden 48% to 43%, representing the largest lead that Trump has ever held in either a New York Times/Siena or New York Times/CBS poll since he launched his first presidential campaign in 2015.Key Facts
The poll also found that 47% of voters strongly disapprove of Biden’s handling of the presidency—higher than any other Times/Siena poll since his presidency began, the New York Times reported.
The New York Times highlighted several emerging weaknesses for Biden and Democrats, particularly an erosion in support among working class voters of color who did not attend college—Biden amassed 72% of those voters in 2020, but today’s poll showed Biden leading Trump only slightly in this category with 47% support.
The numbers paint a picture of an election led by two unpopular candidates—while Biden has only a 38% favorability rating, Trump’s approval numbers are also weak at 44%.
According to the New York Times, 19% of voters said they disapproved of both nominees, and Biden leads among those voters 45% to 33%, though the Times’ Nate Cohn notes that Biden led this category by a three-to-one margin in 2020.
