President Biden is bleeding support from voters who don’t have college degrees, setting up a much tighter battle for the White House than in 2020, according to a new poll.
The survey, from Reuters, found that Biden’s support among voters without a four-year degree was 10 points lower than his standing with them at this point in the 2020 campaign.
Biden has the support of 42% of such voters in 2020 and just 32% now.
Trump meanwhile gained among them with 44% now compared to 42% in 2020.
Voters without a college degree represented almost 60% of the 2020 electorate, a vast demographic comprising Blacks, Hispanic women, young voters and suburban moms.
The poll was taken before Trump was found guilty of falsifying business records in his Manhattan criminal trial on Thursday.
Republicans have often been derided as the party of the rich, But Reuters polling found that Biden remained strong with voters earning more than $100,000 a year and among those with college degrees.
Team Biden brushed off the findings, saying the data was not showing the true picture — and that things would change once the Biden campaign’s message machine went into high gear.
“We are extremely focused on the competitive states and doing outreach and voter contact and campaign events in the competitive states,” said Matt Barreto, a pollster for the Biden campaign told the wire. “Oftentimes national polls obscure the progress that any campaign is making.”
Polls have consistently predicted a closer race, with Trump often leading in key swing states.
Surveys have also found the former president’s standing has risen significantly with black and hispanic voters — core democratic constituencies.
