New Poll Shows Joe Biden Leading In Key Swing States As COVID-19 Concerns Rise

On Wednesday, a CNBC/Change Research poll showed that Joe Biden was ahead President Trump significantly in six important swing states.

The poll was taken June 26-28 among 3,729 likely voters in Arizona, Florida, Michigan, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin. In each of these six states, Biden is leading Trump.

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Swing state voters think Trump has done a poor job handling the coronavirus pandemic

The presumptive Democratic presidential nominee has his greatest lead in Wisconsin, where he is ahead of President Trump by eight percent. In Arizona, Trump is behind Biden by seven percent, a seven percent gap also exists in North Carolina, Trump is down six percent in Pennsylvania, and five percent in Florida and Michigan.

The margin of error is +/- 1.6 percent.

 

The poll could indicate that Trump’s handling of the COVID-19 crisis may be affecting his numbers and popularity with voters.

In the key swing states, the largest number of survey respondents, 35 percent, blame Trump for the “recent increase in COVID-19 hospitalizations.” But “people not wearing masks” was close to that number, though second, at 34 percent.

32 percent thought states reopening economies “too soon” was a culprit in increased coronavirus cases, 29 percent though people not socially distancing was a primary problem, 21 percent blamed China, 11 percent pointed at scientists and medical officials, and six percent said businesses failing to “take enough precautions” was a reason for the spread.

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Most swing state voters don’t agree that ‘Donald Trump is setting a good example and providing accurate information about proper COVID-19 precautions’

A majority of of those polled, 55 percent, said that President Trump is “pushing states to reopen their economies too quickly in order to boost his own re-election chances.” Forty-five percent disagreed with this view.

Likely voters were also asked their opinion of the following statement: “Donald Trump is setting a good example and providing accurate information about proper COVID-19 precautions.”

Only 43 percent agreed, while the majority, 57 percent, disagreed.

71 percent, indicated they were concerned about the coronavirus, a seven-point jump from two weeks ago.

In 2016, Trump defeated Hillary Clinton in each of the six battleground states in which this poll was conducted.