Joe Biden

Reuters reports: Wealthy Americans are scrambling to change their estate plans before year-end, worried that Democrat Joe Biden will win the U.S. presidential election, say financial advisers to the moneyed set. The biggest concern is that the White House and Congress could get swept up in a “Blue Wave” of Democratic wins that give Biden the power to propose and …

Bloomberg News reports: Biden’s campaign is preparing to restart negative advertising now that Trump is recovering from his bout with the coronavirus, a person familiar with the campaign’s plans said Wednesday. On Friday, the day Trump was hospitalized, the Biden campaign asked TV stations to stop airing negative ads out of respect for the president’s health issues. Biden said on …

The New York Times reports: Joseph R. Biden Jr. maintains a steady lead over President Trump in Nevada and the two are virtually tied in Ohio, as voters continue to express dissatisfaction with the president’s handling of the coronavirus pandemic, according to new polls by The New York Times and Siena College released on Wednesday. Mr. Biden leads 48 percent …

Just in from Quinnipiac Polling: In Florida, likely voters support Biden over Trump 51 – 40 percent. That compares to a September 3rd Florida poll showing Biden with 48 percent support and Trump with 45 percent support. Among party affiliation, the biggest change is among independents, who now support Biden by a twenty-point margin compared to a ten- point margin …

Just in from Rasmussen Polling: President Trump’s debate performance followed by his coronavirus diagnosis appear to be digging an even deeper hole for him this week. Democrat Joe Biden now has a 12-point lead over the president in Rasmussen Reports’ weekly White House Watch survey. The latest national telephone and online survey finds Biden leading President Trump 52% to 40% …

The Washington Post reports: Biden has widened his lead over Trump in the key battleground state of Pennsylvania to 12 percentage points among registered voters, according to a new Monmouth University poll. The poll, released Tuesday, finds Biden leading 54 percent to 42 percent. In a Monmouth poll in late August, Biden led by only four percentage points, a statistical …

Jacksonville’s ABC News affiliate reports: The University of North Florida’s Public Opinion Research Lab poll found that 51 percent of voters were going to vote for Joe Biden compared to 45 percent of voters who said they would vote for President Donald Trump. The survey was comprised of 3,142 registered likely voters in Florida and took place between October 1 …

The Hill reports: Former first lady Michelle Obama launched a series of blistering attacks against President Trump on Tuesday, describing his policies as “racist” and accusing him endangering American lives with his behavior during the pandemic. Obama, who rarely gets involved day-to-day political fights, said in a 24-minute-long video meant as a “closing argument” for voters to turn out for …

CNN reports: Joe Biden’s advantage over President Donald Trump has expanded and the former vice president now holds his widest lead of the cycle with less than a month remaining before Election Day, according to a new nationwide CNN Poll conducted by SSRS. Among likely voters, 57% say they back Biden and 41% Trump in the poll that was conducted …

The Washington Post reports: Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden tested negative for the coronavirus on Sunday, according to his campaign, his third negative test since he shared a debate stage for more than 90 minutes with President Trump, who has been hospitalized with the virus. “Vice President Biden underwent PCR testing for COVID-19 today and COVID-19 was not detected,” according …

NBC News reports: Joe Biden’s national lead over President Donald Trump nearly doubled after Tuesday’s presidential debate, with voters saying by a 2-to-1 margin that Biden has the better temperament to be president, according to a new NBC News/Wall Street Journal poll. The poll was conducted in the two days after the unruly and insult-filled Sept. 29 debate, but before …

Reuters reports: Democrat Joe Biden opened his widest lead in a month in the U.S. presidential race after President Donald Trump tested positive for the coronavirus, and a majority of Americans think Trump could have avoided infection if he had taken the virus more seriously, according to a Reuters/Ipsos poll released on Sunday. Trump has repeatedly dismissed the severity of …

Multiple sources on Twitter are saying that the Biden campaign has made the decision to pull ads that attack Trump. Only positive ads will run. The decision was reportedly made before it was announced that Trump will spend at least the next few days at Walter Reed Medical Center. It’s not yet clear whether Trump’s recovery would mean a return …

Vox reports: Democratic nominee Joe Biden and his wife, Jill Biden, have both tested negative for the coronavirus, his campaign has confirmed. There were fears Biden has been exposed to the coronavirus following Tuesday’s presidential debate in Cleveland, when he appeared onstage with President Donald Trump. Trump and first lady Melania Trump have both tested positive for the coronavirus, the …

The Hill reports: Joe Biden has no plans to scale back his campaign events so long as the former vice president and those around him test negative for COVID-19, according to sources close to the Democratic nominee. Biden is undergoing a test for coronavirus on Friday morning, a source told The Hill, after news broke that President Trump and first …

CNN reports: In light of President Trump’s positive test, Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden is expected to get tested for coronavirus this morning, according to a source familiar with his plans. Earlier this week, President Trump and Biden shared the debate stage during the first presidential debate. The candidates did not shake hands with each other and did not shake …

CNBC reports: Joe Biden has opened up a 13-point lead over President Trump in the wake of the first presidential debate, according to a new CNBC/Change Research survey released on Thursday. The poll shows Biden garnering 54 percent of the vote to Trump’s 41 percent, with 53 percent of likely voters surveyed saying that the Democratic nominee performed better than …

ABC News reports: Former Vice President Joe Biden (D) holds a steady lead over President Trump in Michigan, a state that Trump won four years ago, according to a poll released Wednesday. Biden leads Trump by eight percentage points in an ALG Research survey of likely voters with those leaning towards the two candidates are factored in. The former vice …

Just in from Quinnipiac: In this pre-debate poll, President Trump receives 48 percent support among likely voters, while former Vice President Joe Biden receives 47 percent support. This compares to a September 16th poll when Trump had 51 percent to Biden’s 45 percent. Both candidates receive similar favorability ratings as likely voters are roughly divided on both. Forty- nine percent …

Reuters reports: U.S. Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden on Wednesday said the American people would not stand by if President Donald Trump loses the election and refuses to step down, one day after the Trump again refused to say whether he would accepts the results of the Nov. 3 election. “The president will step down. The American people will not …