Tightening: Trump cuts Biden’s Rasmussen lead in half

Published October 14, 2020 4:02pm ET



President Trump has cut Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden’s 12-point lead in half in Rasmussen Reports’s weekly White House Watch, inching back with less than three weeks to go before Election Day.

In the new survey, Biden has the edge over Trump, 50% to 45%.

In last week’s White House Watch, which is released on Wednesdays, Biden led Trump by 12 points, 52% to 40%.

Rasmussen said that Trump is leading among Republicans and voters under the age of 40. Its poll is made up of 2,500 likely voters.

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Democratic presidential candidate former Vice President Joe Biden speaks at Miramar Regional Park in Miramar, Fla., Tuesday Oct. 13, 2020.

The poll is one out of a handful of polls that show the race is tightening as both candidates step up their campaigning.

Just yesterday, Secrets reported that a Zogby poll had Biden over Trump, 45.5% to 43.4%, among likely voters.

Since the last Rasmussen poll, Trump has recovered from COVID-19 and returned to campaigning in person, and his Supreme Court nominee, Amy Coney Barrett, began her confirmation hearings in the Senate Judiciary Committee and will likely be confirmed.