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Monmouth poll: Biden holds 10-point lead over Trump

August 11, 2020 12:00 pmAugust 11, 2020 1:23 pm

Former Vice President Joe Biden holds a 10-point lead over President Donald Trump, according to a Monmouth University poll released Tuesday. The president trails the presumptive Democratic nominee 51%-41% with 4% of registered voters undecided. The margin is similar to...

Biden holds 12-point lead over Trump, poll says

July 2, 2020 11:00 amJuly 2, 2020 1:31 pm

Former Vice President Joe Biden holds a 12-point lead over President Donald Trump, according to a Monmouth University poll released Thursday. The presumptive Democratic presidential nominee leads the incumbent 53%-41%, up slightly from the 52%-41% lead the poll found last...

Axel Owen will manage campaign to pass marijuana legalization referendum

June 19, 2020 12:01 amJune 18, 2020 11:56 pm

The coalition advocating for passage of a referendum to legalize marijuana in New Jersey, has tapped a top state political operative to manage their campaign. Axel Owen, a former Democratic State Committee political director, will lead NJ CAN 2020, an...

Poll: Americans divided on social media fact checks

June 8, 2020 11:00 amJune 8, 2020 10:07 am

Americans are divided on fact checks posted on President Donald Trump’s tweets, a Monmouth University poll released Monday found. A little less than half of respondents, 46%, said the social media was right to flag a number of Trump’s tweets...

Poll: Trump gets poor marks on race relations

June 3, 2020 11:00 amJune 3, 2020 10:45 am

Americans are giving President Donald Trump poor marks for his handling of race relations in the United States, according to a Monmouth University poll released Wednesday. Four voters in 10 said they had a great deal, 22%, or some, 18%,...

Monmouth poll gets top marks from 538

May 26, 2020 1:07 pm

The Monmouth University Polling Institute received its fourth consecutive A+ rating from FiveThirtyEight Tuesday. “Our job has never been to ‘predict’ electoral outcomes, but to further our understanding of the dynamics driving each election as it progresses,” Monmouth poll director...

Americans getting used to COVID-19 crisis, poll says

May 11, 2020 11:05 am

Americans are getting used the COVID-19 crisis, according to a Monmouth University poll released Monday. The number of Americans who said they were very concerned about the someone in their family contracting a serious case in the virus fell to...