By Dave Workman
Editor-in-Chief
New polling by Rasmussen and the New York Times translates to bad news for Democrats and especially President Joe Biden as the November election is looming on the horizon.
In a survey released Monday by Rasmussen, Republicans are more trusted than Democrats on key issues among likely voters, the veteran polling firm revealed. When asked whether they were better or worse off than they were four years ago, only 39 percent of survey respondents answered “Yes.” However, 55 percent replied “No.”
More to the point, Rasmussen pollsters discovered that 51 percent of voters trust Republicans more to handle the economy, while only 39 percent trust Democrats. On immigration, 54 percent trust the GOP, while only 35 percent trust Democrats.
Naturally, 60 percent of Democratic voters say they are better off now than they were four years ago, according to Rasmussen, but a whopping 72 percent of Republican voters and 57 percent of Independents say they are worse off.
The survey was conducted May 7-9 from among 1,087 likely voters with a margin of sampling error of +/- 3 percentage points and a 95 percent level of confidence, Rasmussen said.
Meanwhile, the New York Times issued what some observers are calling a devastating poll result showing Joe Biden trailing former President Donald Trump in several key battleground states. According to Fox News, Biden is trailing in Arizona, Georgia, Nevada, Pennsylvania and narrowly in Wisconsin, while he is ahead of Trump narrowly in Michigan.
The New York Times, Siena College/Philadelphia Inquirer poll recalled that Biden won all six states in 2020, so it appears there is something of a course reversal in those critical states, with more months ahead, filled with opportunities for the president to lose more ground or gain some back.
According to Fox News, Trump appears to have an advantage for winning 270 Electoral College votes, but Biden can still find a “pathway to victory.”
However, there is more bad news for Biden and the Democrats, from the Rasmussen weekly survey which asks whether the country is on the right or wrong track. This week, only 28 percent of likely voters believe the nation is headed in the right direction, while 67 percent think the U.S. is on the wrong track.
A year ago at this time, Rasmussen recalled, 30 percent said the nation was heading in the right direction while 66 percent said the country was going the wrong way. Clearly, Biden and the Democrats have lost ground.
