U.S. President Joe Biden attends the White House Correspondents' Association (WHCA) dinner in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Saturday, April 30, 2022. The annual dinner raises money for WHCA scholarships and honors the recipients of the organization's journalism awards. Photographer: Jim Lo Scalzo/EPA/Bloomberg via Getty Images
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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