CBS News poll: Trump’s national lead over Biden grows
When former President Donald Trump accepts the Republican nomination Thursday night, he’ll do so with his largest national lead over President Biden in the campaign thus far.
A slight majority, including some who aren’t voting for him, say Trump’s words in the days since the assassination attempt have been more unifying than divisive. Voters feel the same way about Mr. Biden’s response to the tragic events, too.
But it is Trump with the growing advantage in the vote. Trump is up five points nationally now, and three across the key battleground states. To put that national lead in context: it’s been 20 years since a Republican presidential candidate has won the national popular vote, and over 30 years since a Republican won by more than five.
The race across the battlegrounds moved one point more toward Trump today since we surveyed the battlegrounds last week.
For voters, Trump’s perceived handling of the assassination attempt is a net-positive reason to consider voting for him, but that effect is limited overall; for two-thirds, it has not changed their consideration calculus either way.
Of the candidates atop the party tickets, Trump is the one more voters feel fights “a lot” for
