Former President Donald Trump has expanded his lead over President Joe Biden in the wake of the CNN presidential debate in which his opponent’s performance reignited concerns over his age and fitness for office.
During the debate, Biden stumbled over his answers and often appeared lost on stage. The affair was widely regarded as a Trump victory and the Biden campaign has since rebuffed calls for him to drop out in favor of another Democratic candidate.
Heading into the debate, Trump led Biden by 3% among likely voters in the New York Times/Siena College poll and by 6% among registered voters. In that survey’s first post-debate data, however, Trump led Biden by 6% among likely voters and by 9% among registered voters.
Among likely voters, Trump led Biden 49% to 43%. Among registered voters, the margin was 49% to 41% in favor of the 45th president. The outlet rounded the results.
