Biden leads President Trump by a 9-point margin among likely voters in Pennsylvania, a key swing state where Biden was born, a new NBC News/Marist poll says.
WASHINGTON — Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden leads President Donald Trump by a 9-point margin among likely voters in Pennsylvania, a key swing state where Biden was born, according toThe survey finds that Biden and his running mate, Sen. Kamala Harris of California, get the support of 53 percent of likely Pennsylvania voters, compared with 44 percent who back Trump and Vice President Mike Pence. In 2016, Trump barely bested Hillary Clinton in the state by less than 1 percentage point.
Trump gets upside-down job approval from the Keystone State, although he still maintains an advantage on handling the economy. And Biden is doing far better among suburban voters and whites than Clinton did four years ago. Forty-five percent of likely voters say they approve of the job the president is doing, while 52 percent disapprove. And just 44 percent have a favorable impression of Trump, while 54 percent have a negative one.
Unlike Clinton four years ago, Biden — who was born in Scranton and frequently refers to his upbringing there — has a net positive favorability rating with Pennsylvania voters. Fifty percent view him favorably, while 46 percent view him negatively. "With Trump's job approval rating and favorability upside down, he needs to reshuffle the deck to close the gap," said Lee M. Miringoff of the Marist College Institute for Public Opinion, which conducted the survey."Trump's best bet is on the economy to do just that."
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