Trump lashes out after poll says he would lose badly in 2020 to Biden, Warren, Sanders and Harris

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Donald Trump has vented his anger after a new poll suggested he would lose the 2020 election against all of the leading Democratic candidates.

“In a hypothetical poll, done by one of the worst pollsters of them all, the Amazon Washington Post/ABC, which predicted I would lose to Crooked Hillary by 15 points (how did that work out?), Sleepy Joe, Pocahontas and virtually all others would beat me in the General Election,” the president wrote in a tweet posted on Wednesday morning.

“This is a phony suppression poll, meant to build up their Democrat partners,” he claimed, without any evidence. “I haven’t even started campaigning yet, and am constantly fighting Fake News like Russia, Russia, Russia. Look at North Carolina last night. Dan Bishop, down big in the Polls, WINS. Easier than 2016!”

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Mr Trump's unfounded and aggravated comments about the latest national polling arrived as each of the top five Democratic candidates appeared to be gaining ground against the president in the Washington Post-ABC poll released earlier in the week. While Mr Trump was effectively neck-and-neck against Elizabeth Warren, Kamala Harris, Pete Buttigieg and Bernie Sanders in the same July poll, but those four candidates all beat him now by at least four per cent, with Mr Sanders taking a nine-point lead.

The poll showed the president trailing by even wider margins among women, with former Vice President Joe Biden president holding a 30-point lead over Mr Trump among the voting bloc. Ms Harris, Ms Warren and Mr Sanders all hold over 20-point leads among women against the president as well.

Shape Created with Sketch. The Democrat challengers to Trump in 2020 Show all 22 left Created with Sketch. right Created with Sketch. Shape Created with Sketch. The Democrat challengers to Trump in 2020 1/22 Bernie Sanders The Vermont senator has announced that he will be running again in 2020 after losing out to Hilary Clinton in the 2016 Democratic primaries. He intends to run on a similar platform of democratic socialist reform Getty 2/22 Joe Biden The former vice president - poised to be a frontrunner - has announced his run. He recently faced scrutiny for inappropriate touching of women, but was thought to deal with the criticism well EPA 3/22 Elizabeth Warren The Massachusetts Senator has formally launched her bid for president in 2020. A progressive Democrat, she is a major supporter of regulating Wall Street. Reuters 4/22 Bill De Blasio The New York mayor announced his bid on 16 May 2019. He emerged in 2013 as a leading voice in the left wing of his party but has struggled to build a national profile and has suffered a number of political setbacks in his time as mayor AFP/Getty 5/22 Pete Buttigieg The Indiana mayor and war veteran will be running for president. If elected, he would be the first openly LGBT+ president in American history Getty 6/22 Beto O'Rourke The former Texas congressman formally launched his bid for the presidency in March. He intends to run on a progressive platform, stating that the US is driven by "gross differences in opportunity and outcome" AP 7/22 Steve Bullock The Montana governor announced his bid on 14 May. He stated "We need to defeat Donald Trump in 2020 and defeat the corrupt system that lets campaign money drown out the people's voice, so we can finally make good on the promise of a fair shot for everyone." He also highlighted the fact that he won the governor's seat in a red [Republican] state Reuters 8/22 Cory Booker The New Jersey Senator has announced that he will be running for the presidency in 2020. If he secures the nomination he said finding a female vice president would be a priority Getty 9/22 Wayne Messam Mayor of the city of Miramar in the Miami metropolitan area, Wayne Messam has announced his bid. He intends to run on a progressive platform against the "broken" federal government. He favours gun regulations and was a signatory to a letter from some 400 mayors condemning President Trump's withdrawal from the Paris Climate Accord Vice News 10/22 Kirsten Gillibrand The New York Senator formally announced her presidential bid in January, saying that “healthcare should be a right, not a privilege” Getty 11/22 Kamala Harris The former California attorney general will be running for president in 2020. Introduced to the national stage during Jeff Sessions’ testimony, she has endorsed Medicare-for-all and proposed a major tax-credit for the middle class AFP/Getty 12/22 John Delaney The Maryland congressman was the first to launch his bid for presidency, making the announcement in 2017 AP 13/22 Tulsi Gabbard The Hawaii congresswoman announced her candidacy in January, but is likely to face tough questions on her past comments on LGBT+ rights and her stance on Syrian President Bashar al-Assad Getty 14/22 Andrew Yang The entrepreneur has announced his presidential candidacy, and has pledged that he would introduce a universal basic income of $1,000 a month to every American over the age of 18 Getty 15/22 Julian Castro The former San Antonio mayor announced his candidacy in January and said that his running has a “special meaning” for the Latino community in the US Getty 16/22 Marianne Williamson The author and spiritual adviser has announced her intention to run for president. She had previously run for congress as an independent in 2014 but was unsuccessful Getty 17/22 Eric Swalwell One of the younger candidates, Swalwell has served on multiple committees in the House of Representatives. He intends to make gun control central to his campaign Getty 18/22 Seth Moulton A Massachusetts congressman, Moulton is a former US soldier who is best known for trying to stop Nancy Pelosi from becoming speaker of the house Getty 19/22 Amy Klobuchar Klobuchar is a Minnesota senator who earned praise for her contribution to the Brett Kavanaugh hearings Getty 20/22 Jay Inslee Inslee has been governor of Washington since 2013. His bid centres around climate change AFP/Getty 21/22 John Hickenlooper The former governor of Colorado is running on a sensible ticket. He aims to sell himself as an effective leader who is open to compromise and evidences this with his experience as governor Getty 22/22 Tim Ryan Ohio representative Tim Ryan will be running a campaign that hinges on his working class roots Getty 1/22 Bernie Sanders The Vermont senator has announced that he will be running again in 2020 after losing out to Hilary Clinton in the 2016 Democratic primaries. He intends to run on a similar platform of democratic socialist reform Getty 2/22 Joe Biden The former vice president - poised to be a frontrunner - has announced his run. He recently faced scrutiny for inappropriate touching of women, but was thought to deal with the criticism well EPA 3/22 Elizabeth Warren The Massachusetts Senator has formally launched her bid for president in 2020. A progressive Democrat, she is a major supporter of regulating Wall Street. Reuters 4/22 Bill De Blasio The New York mayor announced his bid on 16 May 2019. He emerged in 2013 as a leading voice in the left wing of his party but has struggled to build a national profile and has suffered a number of political setbacks in his time as mayor AFP/Getty 5/22 Pete Buttigieg The Indiana mayor and war veteran will be running for president. If elected, he would be the first openly LGBT+ president in American history Getty 6/22 Beto O'Rourke The former Texas congressman formally launched his bid for the presidency in March. He intends to run on a progressive platform, stating that the US is driven by "gross differences in opportunity and outcome" AP 7/22 Steve Bullock The Montana governor announced his bid on 14 May. He stated "We need to defeat Donald Trump in 2020 and defeat the corrupt system that lets campaign money drown out the people's voice, so we can finally make good on the promise of a fair shot for everyone." He also highlighted the fact that he won the governor's seat in a red [Republican] state Reuters 8/22 Cory Booker The New Jersey Senator has announced that he will be running for the presidency in 2020. If he secures the nomination he said finding a female vice president would be a priority Getty 9/22 Wayne Messam Mayor of the city of Miramar in the Miami metropolitan area, Wayne Messam has announced his bid. He intends to run on a progressive platform against the "broken" federal government. He favours gun regulations and was a signatory to a letter from some 400 mayors condemning President Trump's withdrawal from the Paris Climate Accord Vice News 10/22 Kirsten Gillibrand The New York Senator formally announced her presidential bid in January, saying that “healthcare should be a right, not a privilege” Getty 11/22 Kamala Harris The former California attorney general will be running for president in 2020. Introduced to the national stage during Jeff Sessions’ testimony, she has endorsed Medicare-for-all and proposed a major tax-credit for the middle class AFP/Getty 12/22 John Delaney The Maryland congressman was the first to launch his bid for presidency, making the announcement in 2017 AP 13/22 Tulsi Gabbard The Hawaii congresswoman announced her candidacy in January, but is likely to face tough questions on her past comments on LGBT+ rights and her stance on Syrian President Bashar al-Assad Getty 14/22 Andrew Yang The entrepreneur has announced his presidential candidacy, and has pledged that he would introduce a universal basic income of $1,000 a month to every American over the age of 18 Getty 15/22 Julian Castro The former San Antonio mayor announced his candidacy in January and said that his running has a “special meaning” for the Latino community in the US Getty 16/22 Marianne Williamson The author and spiritual adviser has announced her intention to run for president. She had previously run for congress as an independent in 2014 but was unsuccessful Getty 17/22 Eric Swalwell One of the younger candidates, Swalwell has served on multiple committees in the House of Representatives. He intends to make gun control central to his campaign Getty 18/22 Seth Moulton A Massachusetts congressman, Moulton is a former US soldier who is best known for trying to stop Nancy Pelosi from becoming speaker of the house Getty 19/22 Amy Klobuchar Klobuchar is a Minnesota senator who earned praise for her contribution to the Brett Kavanaugh hearings Getty 20/22 Jay Inslee Inslee has been governor of Washington since 2013. His bid centres around climate change AFP/Getty 21/22 John Hickenlooper The former governor of Colorado is running on a sensible ticket. He aims to sell himself as an effective leader who is open to compromise and evidences this with his experience as governor Getty 22/22 Tim Ryan Ohio representative Tim Ryan will be running a campaign that hinges on his working class roots Getty

It also reflected a continue high for Mr Biden’s campaign, which saw its two biggest polling leads against Mr Trump since it launched in late-April in the last two weeks. The former vice president also had a 16-point lead against Mr Trump in the latest Quinnipiac polling.

While the former vice president remains the frontrunner to beat Mr Trump in a variety of national polls, candidates like Ms Warren, Ms Harris and Mr Sanders have also made significant gains against Mr Biden and there are still several months to go before the first round of primary voting in February.

The poll generally reflects other national surveys that all seem to show each of the top five candidates (and several others) holding leads against Mr Trump. That fact alone should cause doubt about the president’s claims that it is a “phony suppression poll” that was released as part of a coordinated effort between polling companies, media entities and their alleged “Democrat partners”. Moreover, that is not how polling works, and the nationwide joint-poll has been tracking public opinion about the 2020 race for months.

Mr Trump is correct in stating the poll is “hypothetical”. That is true because all polls are hypothetical.

Polling reflects snapshots in time of voters’ attitudes towards candidates and cannot predict outcomes with 100 per cent accuracy. However, the significant gains seen by Democratic candidates against the president — at a time when his approval rating appears to be dipping from his career high of 44 per cent in the middle of the summer — may show weakening support for a second term of Mr Trump's presidency.

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Mr Trump’s approval rating fell by 5 per cent since mid-summer to 38 per cent in the latest polling, which also reflected increased fear of a potential oncoming recession.

The president’s popularity has taken a hit amid increasing fears his trade dispute with China will result in global economic decline, as well as several major controversies plaguing his White House.

He has been accused of using his presidency to float his private businesses, hosting world leaders and even US officials like Vice President Mike Pence at Trump properties around the world. Mr Trump also stirred controversy when he suggested hosting the next G7 summit at his financially-struggling resort in Florida — a move House Democrats have vowed to investigate.

The next round of Democratic debates on Thursday will likely play a role in determining whether Mr Biden can maintain his status as the clear frontrunner to take on Mr Trump in the general election, or if any of the other candidates can break out and finally take a lead over the former vice president.

crake on September 11st, 2019 at 15:09 UTC »

First thing in the morning on September 11, what is the President of the United States making public proclamations about?

Not the terrorist attack that killed thousands of Americans. Not the solemn remembrance that the day requires.

A poll. A friggin poll about an election more than a year away. This is what the president thinks is important today - me me me.

What a disgrace.

tpsfour on September 11st, 2019 at 14:37 UTC »

In a hypothetical poll, done by one of the worst pollsters of them all, the Amazon Washington Post/ABC, which predicted I would lose to Crooked Hillary by 15 points (how did that work out?), Sleepy Joe, Pocahontas and virtually all others would beat me in the General Election.

Imagine reading this as an adult, this tripe posted by another adult, and thinking to yourself:

"That's my man...alpha as fuck rofl. He's just like me!"

Imagine being this fucking stupid.

LolAtAllOfThis on September 11st, 2019 at 13:35 UTC »

"Trump lashes out" can be used in a headline every day.