A few weeks ago, a poll showed Donald Trump with a slight lead over Joe Biden in Virginia. Now, another poll is showing the same trend, which is potentially significant news.
If Trump beats Biden in Virginia this November, it could spell the end for Biden’s campaign. A Republican hasn’t carried Virginia in a presidential race since 2004. A Trump victory in this state would suggest a landslide election.
WRIC News reports:
New poll shows Trump leading Biden in Virginia; political analyst says Biden is in ‘deep trouble’
New polling indicates that former President Donald Trump is leading President Joe Biden in Virginia. The latest Emerson College poll, sponsored by WRIC’s parent company Nexstar, found that 45% of registered voters in Virginia support Trump, while 43% back Biden.
“The real question is, is any of this getting to Biden? Do the people around him tell him?” said Larry Sabato, Director of the University of Virginia’s Center for Politics. “He is in deep, deep, deep trouble.”
Sabato emphasized that the poll should serve as a warning sign to the Biden campaign. Biden defeated Trump by ten points in Virginia during the 2020 election.
“Biden is running 12 points below his performance in 2020,” Sabato noted. “That’s terrible. I mean, it’s really awful. He is an incumbent president.”
Democrats have valid reasons to be concerned about this.
Real Clear Politics has even changed Virginia to red on their ‘No Toss Ups’ map. See below: