Biden is gaining support in the three key swing states while Clinton is losing ground, the survey said.
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Former Maryland Gov. Martin O’Malley and former Virginia Sen. Clinton is locked in statistical ties with Marco Rubio (-1), Jeb Bush (-1), Carly Fiorina (+2) and Ben Carson (+2).
However, Trump doesn’t fare as well in a hypothetical general election matchup against Clinton, with the former secretary of state narrowly beating Trump in every state.
The poll results showed that Clinton garnered 46% support from Florida while Trump came in close with 42%.
In Ohio, Mrs. Clinton was at 40 percent among Democrats, with Mr. Biden at 21 percent and Mr. Sanders at 19 percent.
But both front-runners still face a long road to their party’s nomination. But if the primary contests on either side remain competitive into the spring, Pennsylvania is one of the biggest prizes slated to vote after March 15.
Despite Trump’s lead, 29 percent of Republicans still told Quinnipiac they would “definitely not support” him. According to Public Policy Polling, as of this week, Carson is in second place (behind Trump) in the Republican field, with the backing of 17% of the potential GOP electorate. Kasich, in his home state, slipped to third with 13 percent, followed by Cruz at 11 percent, Rubio at 7 percent and Bush with 4 percent. A few of the groups being targeted are linked to the terror group Al Qaeda, but there are also groups of moderate rebels being supported by the United States. Meanwhile, Senator Bernie Sanders is also giving “the bern” to the real estate mogul in all these three swing states.
Carson typically avoids direct attacks on other candidates, and Trump has been defending Carson in the press for comments Carson made in the wake of the Oregon shooting suggesting that he would have been more aggressive towards the shooter.
“I don’t see how they could do much”, Trump said.
“So you know what I say right now, I’ll give more of a political answer; I’m never getting out”, he said to laughter.
“Biden rumbles as Clinton stumbles”. Clinton, notably, saw her favorability ratings plummet after her campaign began in earnest this spring.
A mere 28 percent of likely Republican voters believe he will be the eventual nominee, and only 59 percent are even somewhat confident that Trump could beat the Democratic contender if he does get nominated. Bush says the Federal Bureau of Investigation needs more resources to fight back against the onslaught of cybercrime.
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The Quinnipiac University polls were conducted by telephone from September 25 through October 5.
