'Trump Narrows the Gap': Latest Rasmussen Poll Shows Trump Traction

Madeline Peltzer / Townhall Tipsheet

A new survey by Rasmussen Reports has some encouraging statistics for the president and his supporters. 

 

The report, released Wednesday, found that presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden was up only three percentage points over President Trump. According to the survey, 47 percent of voters prefer Biden compared to Trump's 44 percent. The results come just a week after the pollster reported that the president trailed presumptive Democratic nominee Joe Biden by 10 points.

Trump’s traction comes from a shift in independent voters, who gave Biden a 12-point lead in last week’s poll. But the survey revealed another insightful statistic. Among likely black voters, Trump holds 31 percent support, up from 21 percent last week. Only eight percent of blacks voted for Trump in the 2016 election.

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