Fake news: Biden widens lead 21 points after Trump's coronavirus diagnosis: poll

Newsweek ^ | October 6, 2020 | Aila Slisco

[ReelectTrump2020]

A poll released Tuesday by Franklin Pierce University and The Boston Herald shows Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden's lead grew from 5 percent before the positive test result to 21 percent after Trump's diagnosis was announced.

Biden was supported by 46 percent of likely voters compared to 41 percent for Trump during the two days before his infection was revealed, while 55 percent said they would vote for Biden and only 34 percent stuck with Trump in the three days after the diagnosis.

[ReelectTrump2020]

Anyone remember what the polls for 2016 were showing at this point? I vaguely remember them tightening closer to election day but were they this far apart a little under a month out?

Also interesting they don't actually give a link to the poll its underlying assumptions/data

[shelterguy]

You will believe the polls or you will be sent to a camp. you decide.

[ArtDodger]

Wow! He is going to sweep the polls like Hillary in 2016!

[albie]

I call BS! It’s not 21 points. It’s 2100 points!! Or is it 21,000?

[Mr. Jeeves]

Biden should be up by 50 points, they think, so why not just say so? :)

[ripnbang]

Tomorrow it will be 5 points more and continue to climb from there...it’s getting more ridiculous day by day.

[cuban leaf]

I heard it was 99 points.

[JudyinCanada]

I won’t rest easy until Biden is up 93% to Trump’s 7%.....these magic numbers seem to result in Trump’s victory, as in 2016.

[PghBaldy]

Biden is supposedly ahead of Hillary at same point in campaign.

[albie]

And why hasn’t Franklin Pierce had a name change yet? He was white so obviously a racist. Bet he had slaves or at least had friends with slaves or lived within 3000 miles of slaves.

[Governor Dinwiddie]

It's a bazillion points … and growing!
 

[WKUHilltopper]

Franklin Pierce University?? WTF? How about Newsweak report what the poll from Bob’s Barber and Small Engine Repair College reveals?

[HombreSecreto]

I call BS! It’s not 21 points. It’s 2100 points!! Or is it 21,000?

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Biden is so far ahead, even people not born yet and won’t vote until 2040 will be voting for him!

[Sacajaweau]

Probability of Hillary winning was 80%+.

[Grampa Dave]

Thanks for your honest title: Fake news: Biden widens lead 21 points after Trump's coronavirus diagnosis: poll

[Bishop_Malachi]

Well of course he lost 20 points. I mean getting infected with Covid would cause any rational person to swtich from Trump to Biden. /s

[HapaxLegamenon]

I believe that Biden is actually up this much ...in Washington, D.C. which is a very poor result for him there.

[BlueStateRightist]

21 points? That would be a record.

That’s said, Rasmussen disapproval gap for Trump widened further to 10 points today.

[Lazamataz]

BIDEN IS UP ELEVENTY-SKADILLION PERCENT !!!!!!!!!!!!11!!!!!!!!!!!!1!!!!!!!!!!!1q11!Q1!!!!!!!@22211

[albie]

Flashback from October 2016:

NBC – Hillary leads by 14 points

ABC Hillary leads by 12 points

CBS Hillary leads by 11 points

AP Hillary leads by 13 points

Monmouth Hillary leads by 12 pts

The Atlantic Hillary leads by 12 pts

USA Today Hillary leads by 10 pts

CNBC Hillary leads by 10 points