Donald Trump Does Not Get Post-Shooting Poll Boost
Donald Trump has not received a poll boost in the first presidential election survey conducted since the failed assassination attempt on Saturday.
The poll, conducted by Morning Consult of 2,045 registered voters on Monday, reveals that Trump is leading Joe Biden by just one percentage point with 46 percent, compared to the president’s 45 percent. The poll has a margin of error of plus or minus two percentage points.
The findings also reveal that Trump’s lead has narrowed slightly since the firm’s previous survey, conducted between July 12 and 14, which put Trump two percentage points ahead with 44 percent to Biden’s 42 percent.
In the week before the shooting, national polls had Trump as the favorite to win the White House, leading narrowly in the six key battleground states of Arizona, Georgia, Michigan, Nevada, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin, with some of the results falling within the statistical margin of error.