Pro-Trump Network OAN Pulls Poll That Had Unfavorable Numbers For President

TOPLINE

Pro-Trump cable news channel One America News has pulled a report based on a poll showing unfavorable numbers for the president that it had hoped would serve as a counterweight to a flurry of recent polls showing Biden leading the presidential race by wide margins.

KEY FACTS

Key Background

Trump has been mired in sagging poll numbers in recent weeks as the coronavirus pandemic and civil unrest have gripped the nation. Biden leads by 8 points in the RealClearPolitics average, his largest margin since November. A recent CNN poll also showed Trump trailing Biden by a staggering 14 point margin, which the Trump campaign pushed back on in a letter to CNN in which they demanded a retraction and an apology. 

Big Number

3.4%. Biden leads in Florida by 3.4% in the RealClearPolitics average. He also leads by 3.4% in Wisconsin, 3.3% in Pennsylvania, 7.3% in Michigan, and 3.4% in Arizona, which has only voted Democratic once in the last 70 years.

News Peg

Trump’s poll numbers show that he has been significantly damaged by his coronavirus response, damage that was exacerbated to his response to the aftermath of George Floyd’s  death. A recent Reuters poll found that just 33% of U.S. adults approve of Trump’s handling of the recent unrest.