In the latest CBS News/YouGov Poll, Joe Biden leads over President Trump nationally (52% vs. 42%), and in Wisconsin (50% vs. 44%).
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Biden also holds a lead over Trump with white women in Wisconsin (51% vs. 42%) and white Wisconsin voters with college degrees (53% vs. 40%).
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With escalating protests around the country, Americans say candidate Joe Biden is doing a better job handling the demonstrations.
According to the data, more registered voters say Biden is trying to calm the situation down than say that about President Donald Trump (49% vs. 39%). In contrast, Americans are more likely to say President Trump (47%) has encouraged fighting than Biden (30%).
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Three in five (60%) registered voters say police reform is the way to end protests – although Biden supporters are more likely than Trump supporters to say this (91% vs. 22%). Half (54%) of President Trump supporters say the best way to end the protests is by punishing protesters.
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Half (48%) of national registered voters say Biden would make them feel safer, compared to 43 percent who say Donald Trump would make them feel safer.
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In contrast to previous months, the comparisons on who would do a better job handling the economy has become more competitive – with results virtually tied for both Biden and Trump (44% vs. 45%).
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The data also finds President Trump supporters are most concerned about Biden’s ability to handle economic issues (59%), compared to policing and protests (31%), race relations (7%), and issues related to COVID-19 (4%).
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For Biden supporters, COVID-19 is their top concern if Trump wins the election (38%), followed by race relations (30%), policing and protests (17%), and economic issues (15%).
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For those who say protests are a major factor in who they will vote for, both candidates are running about even in Wisconsin (46% Biden; 48% Trump).
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Biden’s handling of recent protests have a slightly higher approval rate in Wisconsin and nationally, than of President Trump. Half (51%) of Wisconsin voters approve of Biden’s handling of recent protests, compared to 45 percent of voters in Wisconsin who approve of Trump’s handling of recent protests.
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Half (55%) of likely voters say what President Trump has done so far will most impact their voting decision, compared to 45 percent of Biden voters, and 72 percent of Trump voters.
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Biden is seen by voters as the candidate that cares about people (63%), while Trump is seen as having more energy (61%).
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Reactions to President Trump’s response to COVID-19 continues to shape voters. Half (50%) of registered voters say the Trump administrations coronavirus policies deserve blame for making the outbreak worse, while two in five voters (44%) say they expect the COVID-19 outbreak to get worse this fall.
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See the national toplines and Wisconsin toplines for the latest CBS News/YouGov Poll
Methodology: These surveys were conducted on behalf of CBS News by YouGov between September 2-4 2020. They are based on representative samples of 2,493 registered voters nationwide and 1,006 registered voters in Wisconsin. Margins of error for registered voters: National: +/- 2.4 points, Wisconsin +/- 3.7 points.
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