Tuesday 18 August 2020

US Election 2020: New poll says Joe Biden leading against Donald Trump ahead of elections

The survey included the six most recent national telephone polls measuring the views of registered voters for the upcoming US election.

Former Vice President Joe Biden has gained a lead of nine-point margin nationally against President Donald Trump, according to a CNN national survey released on August 17.

Other surveys also showed the similar outcome. In the Washington Post/ABC News poll, his rating stands at 43 percent approve to 55 percent disapprove. The NBC News/Wall Street Journal poll finds 44 percent of registered voters approving of the President, with 53 percent disapproving, while the Fox News poll shows Trump's rating among registered voters at 44 percent approve to 54 percent disapprove.

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The US president will continue to build this critical partnership in the years to come, it asserted.

"President Trump has prioritised US-India relationship and worked to expand all facets of the partnership over the last three-and-a-half years," a senior administration official from the National Security Council of the White House told PTI on Monday.