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Biden Leads Trump In Presidential Polling Average For First Time Since October

President Joe Biden is leading Donald Trump in presidential polls for the first time since October, according to The Hill/Decision Desk HQ’s (DDHQ) latest average of polls.

Biden is ahead of the former president by 0.1%. He is polling at 45% support to Trump’s 44.9%.

May 5 marked six months before Election Day, and a new poll from I&I/TIPP Insights put Biden two points ahead of Trump. A poll from Reuters/Ipsos showed him at one point ahead, and a new one from ABC News/Ipsos showed him one point ahead.

When independent candidate Robert F. Kennedy was included in the polling, Trump had a 1.1% lead in The Hill/DDHQ average of polls. The 144 polls included in the average gave Trump 41.2% support, Biden 40.1%, and Kennedy 8.5%.

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Trump currently holds a 3.3% lead on Biden in Michigan, a 3.1% lead in Wisconsin and a 0.7% lead in Pennsylvania.

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