Former President Donald Trump maintains an edge over President Joe Biden nationally after being convicted in the business records trial in blue Manhattan, according to a CBS News/YouGov poll.
The poll, conducted between Wednesday and Friday, finds that exactly half of likely voters, including leaners, back Trump for the presidency. He sits 1 point ahead of Biden at 49 percent, while just 1 percent say they would vote for a third-party candidate.
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They are neck and neck with independents; Biden takes 50 percent of the demographic to Trump’s 48 percent. Each candidate garners 94 percent of support among their party’s base and 5 percent from the rival party.
Biden holds a one-point edge among likely voters in battleground states at 50 percent to 49 percent, CBS News notes.
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