Trump leads Biden in 5 of 6 battleground states: poll
FOX News correspondent Mike Emanuel provides an update on polling in battleground states and the growing calls for a presidential debate between President Biden and former President Trump on a “special report.”
President Biden is not convinced by recent polls that show he faces a tough battle against former President Trump in the November election, and many of his supporters are not convinced.
According to Axios, some Democrats believe Mr. Biden is “in denial” about the difficult stance and is not taking his position seriously enough.
“The polling data has been wrong all along. How many people — you guys are polling on CNN,” Biden told CNN last week. “How many people do I have to call to get one response?”
At a campaign reception event in California on May 10, Mr. Biden similarly claimed that the media was hiding polls showing him winning over Mr. Trump.
Trump leads Biden in these key swing states: poll
President Biden is unconvinced by recent polls that show he faces a tough battle against former President Trump. (Getty Images)
“The press doesn't write about this, but the polls are moving away from Trump and toward us, and the momentum is clearly in our favor,” Biden said.
Biden's claims about his lead over Trump in polls come despite a series of recent polls that increasingly show the incumbent president will face a tough fight in November. There is.
Trump leads Biden in head-to-head head-to-head races in nearly every battleground state, including Arizona, Pennsylvania, Nevada, Georgia and Michigan, according to a New York Times, Philadelphia Inquirer and Siena College poll. There is. The poll showed Biden with a narrow lead in Wisconsin.
But Mr. Biden has continued to tell his supporters that polls show him ahead of Mr. Trump.
“We have the strongest support among likely voters in polling data,” Biden told donors in Washington, according to Axios. “Basically, national polls show an increase of four people (among) registered voters, but an even larger increase (among) likely voters.”
“Of the last 23 national polls, I've led in 10 of them, Trump has led in eight, and we're tied in five,” Biden reportedly said in Florida.
Biden faces tough battle in key battleground states as Democratic lead in negative votes: polls
Recent polls show that Mr. Trump's lead over Mr. Biden has widened further with the addition of independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to the presidential race. (Getty Images)
Including independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. in the polls appears to be an advantage for Trump. In Arizona, the former president won 42% of the vote, Biden 33% and Kennedy 10%; in Nevada, Trump won 41%, Biden 27% and Kennedy 12%. are doing.
The Biden campaign did not respond to Fox News Digital's request for comment.
FOX News' Brandon Gillespie contributed to this report.
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