Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden and his running mate Kamala Harris are maintaining their lead over President Donald Trump and Vice President Mike Pence, according to a new poll by Marquette University released Wednesday afternoon.
DECISION 2020: THE RACE FORTHE WHITE HOUSE IN WISCONSINHAS NARROWED SLIGHTLY.
BUTFORMER VICE PRESIDENT JOEBIDEN CURRENTLY HOLDS A FOUR-POINT LEAD OVER PRESIDENTDONALD TRUMP.
CHARLES BENSONJOINS US WITH NEW NUMBERS FROMTHE MARQUETTE LAW SCHOOL POLL,CHARLES:NEITHER TICKET SCORED ANYBOUNCE FORM THEIR POLITICALCONVENTIONS WITH LIKLEY VOTERS- IN FACT BOTH SAW A SLIGHTDROP OFF.JOE BIDEN LEADS 47%TO 43% OVER DONALD TRUMP THATIS WITHIN THE MARGIN OF ERROR.IN AUGUST IT WAS BIDEN 49% VS44% AND BIDEN WAS UP 50% VS44% IN JUNE.PROFESSOR CHARLESFRANKLIN SAYS ABOUT ONE OUT OFTEN VOTERS STILL UNDECIDED.Prof. Charles Franklin/Marquette Law 13:59 45 (("What weare seeing among thoseundecided folks - there's stila lot of them who when we pushthem about how did they lean,say - i dont have someone, idont know or i dont want tovote for these folks."))BOTH BIDEN AND TRUMP HAVEAPPROVAL RATINGS ARE UNDER 50PERCENT.JOE BIDEN IS 45%FAVORABLE/ 47% UNFAVORABLEDONALD TRUMP IS 42% FAVORABLE/54% UN FAVORABLEBUT BIDEN'SPOLL NUMBERS MUCH BETTER THANTHE DEMOCRATIC NOMINEE FOURYEARS AGOIN SEPTEMBER 2016:HILLARY CLINTON'S UNFAVORABLEWAS 52% DONALD TRUMP'S WAS 59PERCENT UNFAVORABLE.BY THE WAY FOUR YEARS AGO -AT THIS SAME TIME IN THEELECTION - HILLARY CLINTON HADAT TWO POINT LEAD INWISCONSIN.
PRESIDENT TRUMP WONTHE STATE BY 23,000 VOTES.
While the poll shows Biden leading, that lead has dropped slightly.