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Commentary: Biden is losing to Trump in a new poll. Does that pass the smell test?

US President Joe Biden speaks at the White House on Oct. 11, 2023.

The New York Times and Siena College recently released the results of a presidential match-up poll for six battleground states for 2024, finding Donald Trump leading President Biden in five of them. How concerned should Biden’s supporters be about this?

There are a few things to consider here. First, a poll is a snapshot of how things appear now, not a forecast of how they will appear on election day, which is a full year away.

That is important, but why is Trump polling ahead of Biden now? After all, doesn’t Trump face 91 criminal

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