President Donald Trump’s favorite channel has some bad news for him.
A brand new Fox News poll released on Sunday shows that 2020 Democratic candidates Joe Biden and Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) would beat Trump by ten and nine points respectively if the 2020 general election were held today.
However, the poll also reveals that support for Sanders has dropped from 23 points in March to 13 points now.
The Vermont senator brushed off the drop during a Fox News interview with Chris Wallace, saying that “polls go up and polls go down.”
“But the other part of the poll, if I heard you correctly, Chris, is that I am beating President Trump fairly decisively, which is consistent with all of the polling that I have seen,” Sanders continued.
The survey’s findings largely reflect those of other 2020 polls, which have repeatedly shown Trump trailing behind Biden, Sanders and occasionally Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA).
Watch Sanders below:
Bernie Sanders shrugs off drop in support in primary polls: Polls show I'm "beating President Trump fairly decisively" pic.twitter.com/F1G5yYI2BB
— TPM Livewire (@TPMLiveWire) June 16, 2019
Hmmm…I guess that puts me in that 10% drop.
On 2nd thought, my support for Sanders dropped waaaaay before March. Although, at this rate, i predict he’ll finish with less support than Cory Booker. And Klobuchar. Maybe even Gabbard. Combined!
Perhaps Bernie can beat Trump, but he’s got to get there first. His problem is that the erosion in his support within the Democratic Party can be traced directly to increased support for Warren and Buttigieg. And as they’re both exciting, energetic candidates, I expect this trend will continue.
I’ll feel more comfortable when the election arrives and Trump loses “bigly”. Until then I’m nervous.
Imo, these numbers suggest how many people are already paying attention, that the broad name recognition bump is starting ebb.
new WSJ/NBC poll is also out…
Showing that Dem enthusiasm for Biden had tanked…going from 32% of Dems saying in April they were “enthusiastic” about a Biden candidacy to 23% now. Meanwhile, Warren surged from 20% to 26%