Majority of Americans Want Biden Handling Coronavirus Response and the Economy: NPR/PBS NewsHour/Marist poll

Newsweek ^ | 04/29/2020 | BY JEFFERY MARTIN

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Most Americans would rather see former Vice President Joe Biden in charge of both the U.S. coronavirus response and the economy than current President Donald Trump, according to data from a new NPR/PBS NewsHour/Marist poll.

However, while Biden may have the upper hand in polling in those areas, the results fall strongly along party lines. Out of those surveyed, 55 percent of those surveyed chose Biden over Trump to handle the coronavirus pandemic. While 40 percent of those polled said they would rather see Trump handling coronavirus issues in the U.S., 87 percent of those who supported Trump in that arena identified themselves as Republicans. Likewise, 87 percent of Biden's supporters labeled themselves as Democrats.

Although Trump has taken credit for creating a strong U.S. economy before the essential lockdown of the country due to the coronavirus, only 44 percent of those polled say they would rather see Trump handle the economy. A little over half would rather see Biden take the economic reins, garnering 51 percent of the poll. Those who were unsure about which candidate they would choose numbered 6 percent.

Democrats made up the majority of Biden's support for handling the economy with 86 percent throwing the presumptive Democratic nominee their support. However, 92 percent of the Republicans polled wanted Trump to handle the economy with only 7 percent of Republican voters leaning toward Biden.

[krug]

I don’t consider myself to be that intelligent, but happily it appears that I’m smarter than over half of the entire country.

[lgjhn23]

These azzhats should have been defunded years and years ago.
Our tax dollars should not be funding this crap.

[Calif Conservative]

How did you figure 47.6 percent? Did I miss your /sarc disclaimer?