JimBowie1958
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It is mostly because the numbers just don't add up on major issues compared to Biden's position and the lack of Biden campaign enthusiasm.
1) Medicare for all without a public option is what Biden has committed to and what Harris intends to deliver.
Only 7% are in favor of a single payer system with no alternative public option which Biden proposes.
2) Gun rights; 57% of Americans oppose gun confiscation and 53% oppose mandatory gun buy backs
Public Divided On Assault Weapons Policy | Monmouth University Polling Institute
Biden will confiscate guns and appoint Beto O'Rourke to head that up.
3) 94% of Americans think that their personal taxes are too high or about right, but not too low.
So with 94% of Americans opposing a tax increase for themselves, Biden cant be gaining votes from that issue.
4) Immigration and Open borders
Biden will give us open borders and defend sanctuary cities.
5) Most trust Trump more than Biden on the Economy
6) More voters expect Trump to win, which is a work around poll shaming affects.
6) A majority of Americans refuse to consider voting for a Socialist candidate.
7) Biden cant get people to go to his rallies, who knows how many will not vote for Biden after saying they will vote for him?
So when you put all this together, how in the Sam Hell is Biden supposedly AHEAD of Trump?
1) Medicare for all without a public option is what Biden has committed to and what Harris intends to deliver.
Public Opinion on Single-Payer, National Health Plans, and Expanding Access to Medicare Coverage | KFF
For many years, Kaiser Family Foundation has been tracking public opinion on the idea of a national health plan (including language referring to Medicare-for-all since 2017). Historically, our polls have shown support for the federal government doing more to help provide health insurance for...
www.kff.org
KFF polling finds public support for Medicare-for-all shifts significantly when people hear arguments about potential tax increases or delays in medical tests and treatment (Figure 10). KFF polling found that when such a plan is described in terms of the trade-offs (higher taxes but lower out-of-pocket costs), the public is almost equally split in their support (Figure 11). KFF polling also shows many people falsely assume they would be able to keep their current health insurance under a single-payer plan, suggesting another potential area for decreased support especially since most supporters (67 percent) of such a proposal think they would be able to keep their current health insurance coverage (Figure 12).
Only 7% are in favor of a single payer system with no alternative public option which Biden proposes.
2) Gun rights; 57% of Americans oppose gun confiscation and 53% oppose mandatory gun buy backs
Public Divided On Assault Weapons Policy | Monmouth University Polling Institute
Biden will confiscate guns and appoint Beto O'Rourke to head that up.
3) 94% of Americans think that their personal taxes are too high or about right, but not too low.
So with 94% of Americans opposing a tax increase for themselves, Biden cant be gaining votes from that issue.
4) Immigration and Open borders
The monthly, which tracks public opinion on a variety of important issues, found unprecedented support for strong border enforcement in a nationwide poll conducted in late March. That poll found that 83 percent of respondents support a complete cessation of immigration across the U.S.-Mexico border. These opinions cut across all racial, ethnic and party lines. A temporary immigration halt was supported by 73 percent of Democrats, 84 percent of Independents, and 93 percent of Republicans. In the same poll, voters also expressed strong support for measures implemented by the Trump administration to curb last year’s surge of illegal immigration across our southern border.
Similarly, the Rasmussen Polling company’s “Immigration Index” survey registered strong support for government efforts to prevent illegal aliens from taking U.S. jobs. That poll, conducted as the COVID-19 crisis was ravaging the American labor market, found overwhelming support for making E-Verify a mandatory part of the hiring process. Sixty-seven percent of respondents agreed that American jobs should be protected by requiring all employers to use the highly reliable E-Verify program.
Polls Show Americans Understand the Need for Secure Borders in the Face of a Global Pandemic | FAIRUS.org
The economic and political elite may not have much use for secure borders, or the concept of national sovereignty, but significant majorities of Americans do.
www.fairus.org
Biden will give us open borders and defend sanctuary cities.
5) Most trust Trump more than Biden on the Economy
Todayâs Election 2020 Polls: Trump Strong On Economy, Biden Wins Everything Else
Half of all voters say Trump is handling the economy well, but only 40% approve of him overall.
www.forbes.com
6) More voters expect Trump to win, which is a work around poll shaming affects.
1. The 2020 Trump-Biden matchup
With less than three months until the 2020 presidential election, a larger share of registered voters say they would support Joe Biden (53%) over Donald Trump (45%) if the election were held today. But when it comes to how strongly voters back their chosen candidate, 66% of Trump supporters say...
www.pewresearch.org
6) A majority of Americans refuse to consider voting for a Socialist candidate.
The study found a strong willingness to vote for a presidential candidate who is African-American (96%), Catholic (95%), Hispanic (94%), and Jewish or female (93% each). Support was somewhat weaker for an evangelical Christian (80%) and a lesbian or gay candidate (78%). Age also matters somewhat: 70% said they would vote for a presidential contender under 40 (as former South Bend, Indiana mayor Pete Buttigieg is) and 69% said the same for someone over 70, as describes four major contenders — Sanders, Warren, former vice president Joe Biden and former New York City mayor Michael Bloomberg.
''As the 2020 Democratic presidential primaries get underway, it may be instructive to know that little prejudice stands in the way of Democratic as well as national support for candidates who happen to be Catholic, Hispanic, Jewish or female,'' the Gallup report on its poll said.
But the term ''socialist'' makes American voters squeamish, the poll found. More voters were willing to vote for a Muslim (66%) or an atheist (60%). And ''socialist'' was the only category of candidate for which the percentage of voters willing to cast a vote for such a contender actually went down from the previous survey, in June 2015.
7) Biden cant get people to go to his rallies, who knows how many will not vote for Biden after saying they will vote for him?
Biden battles Trump, lack of enthusiasm among Black voters
It is unclear if Black Americans will be energised to come to vote, potentially defining the outcome of the election.
www.aljazeera.com
So when you put all this together, how in the Sam Hell is Biden supposedly AHEAD of Trump?