Washington: Former US Vice President and Democratic Party Presidential nominee Joe Biden lead President Donald Trump in the swing states of North Carolina, Florida and Pennsylvania in less than a week until November 3, the election day according to the latest Hill/Harris battleground Poll.
Joe Biden's position in key swing states going into the final week suggests that Trump has so far been unable to generate enough momentum to close the gap," said pollster Mark Penn.
He added, "All three states remain in toss-up range but increasing virus cases and massive Biden expenditures are making it hard for Trump to gain traction."
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In Florida, Biden leads Trump by 3 points 50 per cent to 47 per cent within the poll's margin of error. Three per cent said that they were unsure or did not know.
The data reflects other recent polling out of Floridashowing a narrow contest. According to a Quinnipiac University poll, Biden was up by 3 points in Florida 45 per cent to 42 per cent of Trump. Whereas the RealClearPolitics polling average shows Biden up by 7.7 percentage points.
The Hill further reported that Biden's campaign is actively working to appeal to the Hispanic community in the state given the narrow race unfolding. 54 per cent of Hispanics that polled in the state said that they supported Biden while 43 per cent said that they supported Trump.
"In Florida, Trump has a strong Latino vote for a Republican but has problems with senior women concerned about the [coronavirus]," Penn said.
According to the American daily, both Biden and Trump were out in force on Thursday with Biden holding rallies in Tampa which is located at one end of the state's crucial I-4 corridor and Broward County.
Fifty-five per cent of Florida voters said that they believe the former Vice President would do a "better job" at handling the COVID-19 pandemic, while 45 per cent said the same about Trump, according to the poll.