BY JONATHAN EASLEY -
Former V.P. Joe Biden, the presumptive Democratic presidential nominee now only leads President Trump by 3 points in a new national survey that found Biden’s favorability rating decline amid an uptick in media coverage of Tara Reade’s allegation of assault.
The new poll, conducted by Morning Consult, finds Biden at 45 percent support nationally, against 42 percent for Trump.
Another earlier Morning Consult-Politico poll conducted in mid-April found Biden ahead by 8 points, but other recent surveys taken in May have put his lead in the 3 to 4 point range. Candidate Biden leads Trump by 4.4 points in the RealClearPolitics average of polls.
The survey also showed that 43 percent of voters said they have a favorable view of Biden, compared to 48 percent who view him negatively.
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