New poll holds warnings for Joe Biden’s campaign
- The US president lags behind his likely opponent Donald Trump just days before Super Tuesday
- The survey found Biden struggling, despite many positive economic indicators, to persuade ordinary Americans that his policies are working for them
Days before the biggest night of the presidential primary season, a new poll published Saturday will ring alarm bells for Joe Biden, who is seen lagging behind his likely White House challenger Donald Trump.
The nationwide survey of registered voters by The New York Times and Siena College found that if the election were held today, 48 per cent would choose Trump with 43 per cent for Biden.
The poll comes just ahead of “Super Tuesday” – when more than a dozen US states hold presidential nominating contests in an exercise expected to finally end the challenge of Trump’s remaining Republican rival, Nikki Haley.
The survey found Biden struggling, despite many positive economic indicators, to persuade ordinary Americans that his policies are working for them.
Only one in four said the country is moving in the right direction, and more than twice as many voters said Biden’s policies had hurt rather than helped them.
Significantly, the poll found waning support for Biden among some normally reliable Democratic constituencies, including blue-collar workers and non-white voters.