Election 2020: How is Trump doing in the polls after the first debate?

By Michael Gryboski, Mainline Church Editor Twitter

Reuters/Ipsos

Democratic presidential candidate, former Vice President Joe Biden addresses a crowd at Wilson High School on October 26, 2019, in Florence, South Carolina.
Democratic presidential candidate, former Vice President Joe Biden addresses a crowd at Wilson High School on October 26, 2019, in Florence, South Carolina. | Sean Rayford/Getty Images

A Reuters/Ipsos poll released Sunday and based off of polling taken Oct. 2-3 reported Biden well ahead of Trump, with the Democratic challenger having 51% to Trump’s 41%.

According to Reuters, the poll came after both the first debate and news of Trump testing positive for COVID-19 and marked the largest lead that Biden has had over Trump in weeks.

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“Only 34% said they thought that Trump has been telling them the truth about the coronavirus, while 55% said that he was not and 11% were unsure,” reported Reuters.

“Of those polled, 57% of Americans said they disapproved of Trump’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic overall, up about 3 points from a poll that ran late last week.”

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