Biden Opens Up Largest Polling Lead of the Year Over Trump
- New York Times/Siena Poll shows 14-point Biden advantage
- Voters give Trump low marks for handling of virus and protests
Joe Biden speaks in Darby, Pennsylvania, on June 17.
Photographer: Jim Watson/AFP via Getty Images
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Joe Biden leads President Donald Trump 50% to 36% in a new nationwide poll Wednesday, the latest alarm bell for the president’s campaign as the economy, coronavirus and Black Lives Matter protests continue to weigh on his re-election bid.
The 14-point difference in the New York Times/Siena College poll matches the largest margin Biden has seen this year, and it shows the presumptive Democratic nominee leading or making inroads among a broad cross-section of demographic groups.