Joe Biden surges to 14 points ahead in national poll with 60 per cent of people backing him saying it is primarily a vote against Donald Trump – as president denounces numbers as 'fake'
- A new poll released Monday morning shows Donald Trump with 41 per cent support to Joe Biden's 55 per cent if a general election were held today
- The 14 point gap is another slide for the president in the midst of national turmoil regarding the coronavirus pandemic, unemployment and race riots
- 60 per cent of those who said they would vote for Biden, claimed it was mainly so they could cast their ballot against Trump
- Trump bashed CNN's poll numbers, claiming it is 'as Fake as their reporting'
- 'The Dems would destroy America!' he asserted in a Monday morning tweet
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Joe Biden would beat Donald Trump in the general election if it were held today, a poll released Monday revealed – but 60 per cent of respondents claim they would only back the Democratic candidate because they don't want to cast their ballot for the president.
In the poll taken June 2-5, 55 per cent of American adults said they would vote for Biden and 41 per cent said they would vote for Trump.
Another 1 per cent of the 1,259 Americans polled said they would vote for another candidate, and 4 per cent either said they wouldn't vote for either or had no opinion on the matter.
Trump bashed the findings in a Monday morning tweet, claiming CNN polls are 'fake' and that if a Democrat is elected president, they would 'destroy America.'
'CNN Polls are as Fake as their Reporting,' the president tweeted of one of his least favorite news networks. 'Same numbers, and worse, against Crooked Hillary. The Dems would destroy America!'
A new poll released Monday shows Joe Biden 14 points ahead of Donald Trump in a general election matchup, as the president comes in with 41 per cent support to the Democratic candidate's 55 per cent
Trump denounced the CNN poll as 'fake' claiming it's just as bad as their reporting, which he constantly calls 'fake news,' and insisted if Democrats were in control they 'would destroy America'
Of the people who said they would vote for Biden if he was up against Trump, 60 per cent said they would primarily be casting their ballots for the Democrat so they could vote against reelecting the president
Despite Biden holding a 14 point lead over the president in the CNN/SSRS poll, Trump also boasted that his approval rating among Republicans is at 96 per cent.
'96% Approval Rating in the Republican Party. Thank you!' the Trump tweeted Monday morning.
Of the 55 per cent of respondents who said they would vote for Biden if he were up against Trump in November, 60 per cent said they were casting their ballot more against Trump than for the former vice president.
Thirty-seven per cent of those who said they would vote for Biden said they were doing so to cast their ballot for the Democrat, and 2 per cent said they didn't have an opinion either way.
On the other hand, seven in 10 respondents who said they would vote for Trump in the presidential election, said they were doing so because they are enthusiastic about supporting the president – while 27 per cent said their vote would be to go against Biden's candidacy.
The new numbers are a nine point increase from the same poll conducted last month, where 51 per cent said they would vote for Biden and 46 per cent for Trump.
However, the change comes as the country has faced tensions between black people and police after George Floyd's death while in police custody on Memorial Day.
Trump's slipping polls numbers comes as the coronavirus pandemic continues to ravage America, which earlier this year led to record-high unemployment numbers
Trump has been slammed for his response to the riots, unrest and clashes – as the president has focused more on mitigating the violence and stopping protests than addressing race relations or police brutality.
Biden earned enough delegates over the weekend to qualify to become the Democratic nominee for president, but he has been the presumed candidate since April when the remaining competitor, Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders, dropped out of the race.
The former vice president's biggest advantage against Trump in with the African American community.
According to a NBC News/Wall Street Journal poll released Sunday shows Biden with 82 per cent of the black vote to Trump's measly 9 per cent.
In several polls taken over the last month, Trump has seen slipping support – even among some of his most loyal demographics, including blue-collar non-college educated workers.
The dip comes as Trump has faced harsh criticism for his response to the coronavirus pandemic, which led to record high unemployment numbers, and race riots in the midst of George Floyd's death.
