Biden widens lead over Trump in Monmouth poll, but Amash may present problem

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

Joe Biden has widened his lead over President Trump in the 2020 race for the White House, according to a new Monmouth University poll released on Wednesday.

The poll shows Biden with 50 percent support among those surveyed, 9 points ahead of Trump, who notched 41 percent. That marks a 2-point gain for Biden and a 3-point loss for Trump since the last Monmouth poll released in April.

But the poll also suggests that Biden may have more to lose than Trump if Rep. Justin Amash (I-Mich.) formally enters the presidential race. When Amash was included in the lineup of candidates in the survey, Biden’s support shrank to 47 percent, while Trump’s decreased only to 40 percent.

Amash, a five-term congressman who left the GOP last year amid disagreements with Trump, announced last week that he is exploring a bid for the Libertarian presidential nomination, arguing that voters deserve an option other than Biden or Trump.

https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/496347-biden-widens-lead-over-trump-in-monmouth-poll

[ProfessorGAC]

1. Not Buying It

Nobody who was planning to vote for Biden is going to change to li'l Justin.
These were people who were going to vote R, L, or G.
I'm dismissing their analysis. It's illogical.

[still_one]

4. +++

[Demsrule86]

2. Not buying it...anyone goes third party, they know Trump wins thus it was either vote

for Biden or Trump wins...don't believe a word of it...but I will point out this is the second post that I have seen today posted by you that is negative.

[kurtcagle]

3. Not much real effect

I think the Dems are considerably more unified at this point on the need to get Trump out of office than they were in 2016, while I see Amash siphoning primarily from the soft Republicans who can't and won't vote for either a Democrat or Trump.

[Amishman]

5. Third parties often poll higher than their turnout

I expect this to be the same