Thread by @mmurraypolitics, Headlines from new NBC/WSJ poll (conducted after the debate, 9/30-10/1)1. Biden's national [...]

Mark Murray

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Headlines from new NBC/WSJ poll (conducted after the debate, 9/30-10/1)

1. Biden's national lead among registered voters expands from 8pts to 14pts

Biden 53%
Trump 39%

Was Biden 51%, Trump 43% in Sept poll before debate

2. Voters, by a 2-1 margin, say Biden did a better job at the debate

Biden better 49%
Trump better 24%
Neither better 17%

3. 73% of voters say the debate make no difference in their vote

More likely to support Trump after debate 6%

More likely to support Biden 19%

Made no difference 73%

4. Biden holds 32pt lead on temperament; Trump's lead on economy down to 7pts

Having right temperament to be president
Biden better 58%
Trump better 26%

Dealing w economy
Biden better 41% (was 38%)
Trump better 48% (was 48%)

5. Trump job rating stands at 43% approve, 55 percent disapprove (was 45%-53% in Sept)

Trump's fav/unfav stands at 39% positive, 55% negative (was 41%-52%)

Biden's fav/unfav stands at 43% positive, 41% negative (was 43%-45%)

6. The poll's first numbers on SCOTUS nominee Amy Coney Barrett

Support nomination: 35%
Oppose nomination: 33%
Don't know enough: 30%

(Numbers are similar to first NBC/WSJ numbers on Brett Kavanaugh in 2018)

Here's our story on the new NBC/WSJ poll, as well as a PDF of the filled-in survey https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/meet-the-press/biden-s-national-lead-over-trump-jumps-14-points-after-n1242018

Biden’s national lead over Trump jumps to 14 points after debate in new NBC News/WSJ poll

Joe Biden's lead has nearly doubled since Tuesday's debate with voters saying by a 2-to-1 margin that he has the better temperament to be president.

https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/meet-the-press/biden-s-national-lead-over-trump-jumps-14-points-after-n1242018

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