Joe Biden's lead over Trump in national election grows to largest margin of 2020, new poll shows

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Joe Biden's lead over Trump in national election grows to largest margin of 2020, new poll shows
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The former vice president would beat the incumbent by 7 percent in a hypothetical general election match-up, according to Morning Consult survey data.

of most other recent national surveys. The latest average of recent national polls compiled by Real Clear Politics showed Biden beating Trump by about 6.5 percent.

Recent polls by CNN, Quinnipiac and Yahoo News/YouGov showed Biden trouncing Trump by significant margins of 10 percent, 11 percent and 9 percent respectively. In fact, out of the recent polls compiled by Real Clear Politics, only one—conducted by Emerson from February 16 to 18—showed Biden losing to Trump. That survey showed Trump beating Biden by 4 points, 52 percent to 48 percent.

But Biden has yet to secure the Democratic presidential nomination, although he is seen by many analysts as the likely nominee after significant wins in South Carolina and Super Tuesday states. He also appears set to perform well in the six additional states holding their primaries on Tuesday.Trump. Recent polls by CNN, Quinnipiac and Yahoo News/YouGov showed him ahead of the president by 7 points, 7 points and 6 points respectively.

Democratic presidential candidate former Vice President Joe Biden speaks during a campaign rally at Renaissance High School in Detroit, Michigan on March 9However, Democrats learned in 2016 that commanding leads in national polls doesn't necessarily translate into victory in the general election. Former Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton was ahead of Trump by more than 20 points in some polls months before the November election.

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