Posted on 06/08/2020 10:02:24 PM PDT by Signalman
PRESIDENT Donald Trump has a dramatically more enthusiastic voter fan base than Joe Biden, according to a new poll. But the presumptive Democratic nominee still leads, nationally, benefiting from a deep desire among his supporters to get Trump out of office.
The national survey, conducted by SSRS for CNN, found that 7 in 10 Trump voters are voting to reelect the president primarily because they support Trump, with 27% saying their decision is a vote against Biden. The former vice president, meanwhile, has a less-devoted following, with 37% of Biden voters saying they plan to cast a pro-Biden vote, and 60% saying they are casting a ballot against Trump.
Overall, the poll shows Biden with a commanding, 14-point lead over Trump, with Biden getting 55% support, compared to 41% for Trump. The advantage is bigger than in other national polls. (An NBC News/Wall Street Journal poll released Sunday has Biden ahead by 7 percentage points, 49% to 42%.) But the CNN survey is notable because it has Biden breaking the 50% mark – something Trump's 2016 opponent, Hillary Clinton, failed to do during that campaign even when she was leading in national polls.
Still, the enthusiasm gap is potentially troubling for Biden, who early Saturday officially secured the number of delegates needed for the Democratic nomination. The former vice president has been hampered throughout his campaign by a lack of excitement among young voters, many of whom preferred progressive Sen. Bernie Sanders of Vermont in the primaries.
With the nation highly polarized along political lines, turnout can make a determinate difference in the election. In Michigan, for example, Clinton lost by just three-tenths of a percentage point (47.3% to 47%), and Democratic operatives grumbled that lower turnout from the party base made the difference.
And in 2012, it was the candidate with the higher enthusiasm among his base – former President Barack Obama – who prevailed. Polling by CNN that year showed that by the week of the election, 80% of Obama voters were motivated by reelecting the president, while 18% of them were casting a ballot against GOP candidate Mitt Romney.
Can you imagine Joe Biden sitting in the WH? His eyes are already glazed over like he should be in a home.
Freepers need to keep their wives in line.
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