Former President Donald Trump is ahead of President Joe Biden by an average of 48% to 44% in five out of the six most important battleground states, all of which Biden carried in the 2020 election, according to new polls by The New York Times and Siena College.
Biden's numbers suffered in the polls because of voters' doubts about his age, as well as their dissatisfaction over how he handles the economy and other major issues, reports The New York Times.
The results, with numbers based on polls of 3,662 registered voters from Oct. 22 to Nov. 3, are as follows: With the presidential election a year away, Biden has time to turn the numbers around, and his advisers have stressed Democrats' limited party losses in the 2022 midterm elections, even though the president had poor approval ratings.
Also, 71% of the voters said Biden, who will turn 81 later this month, is "too old" to be effective as president. This opinion was shared across all demographics and states and included 54% of Biden's supporters. In another problematic finding for Biden, 59% said they trust Trump more on the economy, compared to 37% for Biden.
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