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F&M October Poll: President Biden Leads Donald Trump in Pennsylvania
President Joe Biden narrowly leads Donald Trump in Pennsylvania, 44% to 42%, according to the newly released October Franklin & Marshall College Poll.
More voters believe Biden has better judgment, is more trustworthy, and is closer to their views on values issues than Trump, the survey shows. But more voters believe Trump is better able to handle the economy and serve as commander-in-chief.
At 43%, voters say that 鈥渂oth鈥� Biden and Trump are too old to serve another term.
Visit for complete poll results and analysis of the sentiments of Pennsylvania鈥檚 registered voters on the latest issues and on job approval ratings of elected officials.
About one in three (30%) registered voters in Pennsylvania believes President Biden is doing an 鈥渆xcellent鈥� or 鈥済ood鈥� job as president, which is the same as his ratings in August. President Biden鈥檚 current rating is lower than President Trump鈥檚 and President Obama鈥檚 ratings in Pennsylvania at the same point in their terms.
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