Biden Still Leads Dems In PA; Trump In Trouble, Poll Says

PENNSYLVANIA - Joe Biden continues to be the top choice for the Democratic presidential nominee in Pennsylvania, while President Trump faces an uphill battle to once again win a state he carried by 44,000 votes in 2016.

That's according to the results of a new Franklin & Marshall College poll released Thursday that's a snapshot of Pennsylvania voter preferences taken during Trump's impeachment trial. The Lancaster County-based school conducted the poll from Jan. 20-26.

Biden was favored by 22 percent of poll respondents. That's down from the 30 percent the he received in an October survey, but the Scranton native still enjoys a comfortable lead over the other Democrats in the race.

Senators Bernie Sanders (15 percent) and Elizabeth Warren (14 percent) remain in the top tier of candidates. Former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomburg (7 percent) made an initial appearance among a cluster of candidates that includes South Bend, IN Mayor Pete Buttigieg (6 percent), Minnesota Sen. Amy Klobuchar (5 percent) and businessman Andrew Yang (5 percent).

The standings of the Democratic primary race in Pennsylvania are similar to the standings of the race nationally.

Regarding President Trump, 57 percent of respondents believe a change is needed in the White House and 87 percent of those say they will vote against the president regardless of who is his opponent. Forty-one percent of respondents believe Trump deserves to be re-elected and 83 percent of them say they will vote for the president no matter who runs against him.

You can see the entire poll results by clicking on the link.