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    Poll: Biden Takes Double-Digit Lead Over Trump

    Democratic nominee Joe Biden leads President Trump now 54% to 43% among likely voters, according to a new NPR/PBS NewsHour/Marist poll.
    by Domenico Montanaro Oct 15, 2020 5 minutes
    Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden, pictured in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., on Tuesday, is leading against President Trump in the latest NPR/<em>PBS NewsHour</em>/Marist poll.

    With less than three weeks to go until Election Day, Democrat Joe Biden has taken a double-digit lead over President Trump, according to the latest NPR/PBS NewsHour/Marist poll.

    The former vice president leads Trump 54% to 43% among likely voters in the poll. It's the highest level of support Biden has achieved since the poll began testing the head-to-head matchup in February. Biden has never been below 50% in the question in the Marist poll, and Trump has never been above 44%.

    Trump won 46% of voters in 2016 nationally, but it was enough for him to squeeze out a victory in the states key to the Electoral College. Biden has pulled ahead in several key states, including Wisconsin, Michigan and Pennsylvania, which were crucial to Trump's victory

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