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The Wall Street Journal poll also reflects this trend, showing Trump with a six-point lead over Biden, polling at 48 percent compared to Biden’s 42 percent.
“Joe Biden was defending a failed record that is not just his,” remarked John McLaughlin, a Trump campaign pollster and CEO of McLaughlin & Associates, in an interview with the Daily Caller News Foundation. “It applies to the entire Democratic Party and any other candidate that they’re talking about putting up on the ticket.”
Biden’s standing has declined, with a six-point deficit to Trump, marking a 0.8-point drop from his pre-debate figures, according to an internal Democrat poll from Open Labs leaked on Tuesday. Trump also gained three points in a USA Today/Suffolk University poll, leading with 41 percent over Biden’s 38 percent. Prior to the debate, both candidates were tied at 37 percent in this poll.
“Trump’s successful policies, whether it’s securing the border, keeping the world at peace, low inflation, having an economic recovery and optimism, [the Democrats] have trashed it, and the country knows,” McLaughlin stated. “Unless the Democrats decide before Chicago that they’re going to turn around all their failed policies, they will lose in November.”
Jon McHenry, GOP polling analyst and vice president at North Star Opinion Research, echoed this sentiment, stating, “I think in the wake of last week’s debate performance, it’s entirely possible for states to shift.”
The Open Labs poll indicates Biden’s weakening position in key states. His previous leads in New Mexico and Virginia have flipped in Trump’s favor post-debate, and Trump continues to lead in states like New Hampshire and Pennsylvania.
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“The swing states from last cycle like Arizona, Georgia, and North Carolina have been shifting to former President Trump, with consistent mid-to-high single-digit leads, and the old swing states like New Hampshire, Virginia, and New Mexico that have been consistently Democratic for the last several cycles may become more competitive,” McHenry noted.
Voter attitudes towards Biden have soured, reflecting his dismal post-debate polling. Only 27 percent of voters now view him more favorably based on recent news, marking an all-time low, according to the Open Labs poll.
Calls for Biden to withdraw from the race have grown louder. Nearly half of Democratic voters expressed a desire to see Biden replaced as the nominee, according to a Morning Consult poll released on Friday. Various pundits and publications have voiced similar opinions.
“Unless the Democrat party decides to repudiate the radical failed policies they put in place, they’re going to lose,” McLaughlin asserted. “All they’re doing is changing the captain on the Titanic.”
As the political environment continues to evolve, the impact of Biden’s debate performance and subsequent polling shifts will be critical to monitor in the lead-up to the November election.
