That leaves Trump needing the kind of late surge that took him to a stunning 2016 victory over Democrat Hillary Clinton. As he geared up for the debate, Trump slammed the whole exercise as unfair, resentful about at a plan to periodically mute the candidates' mics designed to limit his belligerent interruptions and baselessly accusing moderator Kristen Welker of NBC of bias. Obama's appearance on the eve of a debate in which Trump's hair-trigger temper will be sorely tested was probably not a coincidence. Two new swing state polls for CNN by SSRS explain the magnitude of his task. In Florida, another Trump state in 2016, the contest is within the margin of error with Biden up 4% among likely voters.

Source: CNN October 22, 2020 03:56 UTC