New polls are showing former Vice President Joe Biden pulling further ahead of President Donald Trump, less than five months from the presidential election.
RealClearPolitics currently gives Biden a 7.8% lead over Trump, a more than 2% gain since May.
A poll of 742 registered voters conducted by Monmouth University shows Biden leading Trump by 11% with 52% of voters supporting Biden and 41% backing Trump.
According to RCP, Biden also holds leads, in Michigan, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin, three pivotal swing states that Trump won in 2016.
Monmouth University polling director Patrick Murray suggested the reaction to Floyd’s death was a factor in Trump’s decline in the polls against Biden.
