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A new CNN poll revealed that President Trump led Joe Biden by six points following last week’s first presidential debate.
The latest survey between the two presumptive presidential candidates has led to growing concern among Democrats who see Trump pulling away with a growing lead months ahead of the election.
Trump leads in the CNN poll 49 percent to 43 percent, a number identical to the results of April’s polling. The numbers have remained consistent despite Trump’s recent New York guilty verdict and Biden’s weak debate performance on the network.
The left-leaning outlet also noted that Vice President Kamala Harris ranked closer in a hypothetical matchup against Trump. When polled, CNN’s respondents chose Trump at 47 percent over Harris at 45 percent.
The poll also noted Trump leading over leading potential Biden replacements, “including California Gov. Gavin Newsom (48% Trump to 43% Newsom), Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg (47% Trump to 43% Buttigieg), and Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer (47% Trump to 42% Whitmer).”
Biden’s campaign has repeatedly stated that he does not intend to drop out of the presidential race.
Perhaps more concerning for Democrats is the drop in Biden’s support from within their own party. Democrat voter support for Biden was six percent lower than in April.
Trump remains ahead by 6 percent in a matchup with third-party candidates, with 41 percent support versus 35 percent for Biden. Independent candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. garnered 14 percent in the survey, with no other candidate above 3 percent.
USA Today/Suffolk University also released the results of a post-debate poll on Tuesday that showed Trump leading Biden. The survey of 1,000 registered voters found that Trump had 41 percent, compared with Biden, 38 percent.
The same poll conducted in April by the organization showed a tie at 37 percent.
Despite the polling lead, both campaigns remain focused on key battleground states that will determine whether they obtain the required electoral votes to win in November. Trump recently held a rally in Philadelphia, a key city in the swing state of Pennsylvania.
The CNN debate in Atlanta, Georgia, was also in a battleground state, which was won by Trump in 2016 and allegedly won by Biden in 2020.
