Biden trumps Clinton in new poll while Trump surges

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She’s at 45 percent among Democrats, down from 55 percent in late July, according to Quinnipiac.

On the Democratic side, Hillary Clinton has a slimmer lead over Bernie Sanders.

Biden also performs slightly better than former Secretary Clinton in general election matchups against top Republican contenders. Jason Davis/Getty Images Vice President Joe Biden, who has yet to announce a presidential campaign, holds 48%-39% favorability rating.

Biden beats Trump by eight points, Bush by six points, and Rubio by three points. Ben Carson, a retired neurosurgeon has 12 percent, with 7 percent each for former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush, Sen.

Meanwhile, Clinton narrowly prevailed over Trump by 4 points, at 45 percent to 41 percent; she received 42 percent to Bush’s 40 percent; and 44 percent to Rubio’s 43 percent. About 1-in-4 GOP voters say they would never vote for Trump, topping the field.

In the poll. 26 percent of Republican voters said they would not support Trump, followed by Bush with 18 percent and Christie and Kentucky Sen. “I just don’t think the minimum wage increase is the best way to increase wages for Americans“, he said, touting his plans to lower business taxes and encourage alternative forms of education. His second closest competitor is Ben Carson, who is polling at around 10 percent.

“Trump proves you don’t have to be loved to be the leader”. Clinton tops the Democrats’ “no way” list with 11 percent, the pollsters said.

He added: “You know the middle class built this country, not the hedge fund guys, but I know people in hedge funds that pay nearly nothing and it’s ridiculous, OK?”

Thursday’s lead marks the widest margin for any Republican so far in the election cycle, the survey said.

Donald Trump, left, and former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush (R) during the first primary debate. But the editorial maintains that people don’t really care about billions of dollars and their civil liberties, which is surprising since it seems to me that these concerns are raised, as applied to various issues, several times a week on the New York Times editorial page itself.

The nationwide poll of 1,563 registered voters was conducted between August 20 and 25, with a 3.9 percent margin of error. A Reuters/Ipsos poll on Tuesday showed Bush tumbling into a tie for third behind Trump, as Bush’s support fell from 16 percent to 8 percent over five days.