Poll: More voters think Trump will win debates

WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW:

• More voters believe that President Donald Trump will win the presidential debates over Democratic candidate Joe Biden, according to a USA TODAY/Suffolk University Poll.
• Forty-seven percent of voters predicted that Trump will win than the 41% who said the former vice president will.
• The first presidential debate will be held on Sept. 29 in Cleveland, with “Fox News Sunday” host Chris Wallace serving as moderator.

More voters predict President Donald Trump will win the presidential debates than f Democratic candidate Joe Biden, according to the USA Today/Suffolk University poll that was released on Sunday.

In the poll of registered voters, 47 percent predicted Trump would come out as the winner in the 2020 presidential debates, compared to 41 percent who said the same about the former vice president.

There is a 10-point gap among Independents, with 47 percent saying Trump would come on top compared to 37 percent who said they predicted Biden to win.

The first presidential debate will be held on Sept. 29 in Cleveland. “Fox News Sunday” host Chris Wallace will serve as moderator.

Voters were less charitable toward Trump when it came to his reelection message during last month’s Republican national convention.

Thirty-seven percent of registered voters surveyed said that the conventions made them less likely to support Trump in the election, while 33 percent said they were more likely to vote for Trump after watching the RNC.

Biden still leads Trump in most national polls as well as polls of many battleground states.

In recent weeks, however, some polls have shown Biden’s lead is narrowing. Last week, 50 percent of voters said they would vote for Biden in November in a separate USA Today/Suffolk poll. Forty-three percent indicated they would support Trump in the election.

USA Today/Suffolk University’s poll surveyed 1,000 registered voters between Aug. 28-31 through landline and cellphone contacts. The margin of error is plus or minus 3.1 percentage points.

Source: The Hill