{"id":2295566,"date":"2024-07-15T18:10:01","date_gmt":"2024-07-15T22:10:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-trails-biden-by-just-3-in-virginia-poll-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-07-15T18:11:18","modified_gmt":"2024-07-15T22:11:18","slug":"trump-trails-biden-by-just-3-in-virginia-poll-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-trails-biden-by-just-3-in-virginia-poll-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump trails Biden by just 3% in Virginia: Poll &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ftrump-trails-biden-by-just-3-in-virginia-poll-washington-examiner%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2295566&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The article \u200cdiscusses a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/bipartisan-lawmakers-join-forces-against-n-y-gov-cuomo\/\" title=\"Bipartisan lawmakers join forces against N.Y. Gov. Cuomo\">recent poll showing<\/a> that former President\u2064 Donald Trump is trailing behind \u2062Joe Biden by just 3% in Virginia, \u200ca key state\u2064 for the upcoming \u2062election. The poll\u200d also \u200creveals that Trump is \u2062leading\u200c Biden by the same\u200c margin in Pennsylvania. Both states played a \u200ccrucial role\u200c in the 2020 election, and the results suggest a close race in these \u200d<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/update-corrupted-software-that-stole-6000-votes-from-trump-in-michigan-county-shut-down-for-two-hours-in-red-counties-in-georgia-on-election-day\/\" title=\"Update: Corrupted Software that Stole 6,000 Votes From Trump in Michigan County -- Shut Down for TWO HOURS in Red Counties in Georgia on Election Day\">swing states<\/a>. The\u200d article mentions that the\u200b surveys were conducted \u2064before an assassination attempt\u200c on Trump during \u2062a\u200b rally in Pennsylvania and \u2063discusses the Trump campaign&#8217;s strategy \u2064to target historically \u2063Democratic states like\u2062 Virginia and Minnesota.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><br \/>\n<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\"><br \/>\n<?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><html><body><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><a class=\"tdb-logo-a\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" title=\"Washington Examiner\"><span class=\"tdb-logo-img-wrap\"><\/span><span class=\"tdb-logo-text-wrap\"><span class=\"tdb-logo-text-title\">Washington Examiner<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\">\n<div class=\"tdb-search-form-inner\"><input class=\"tdb-head-search-form-input\" placeholder=\" \" type=\"text\" value name=\"s\" autocomplete=\"off\"><button class=\"wpb_button wpb_btn-inverse btn tdb-head-search-form-btn\" title=\"Search\" type=\"submit\"><span>Search<\/span><\/button><\/div>\n<\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><a class=\"tdb-logo-a\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" title=\"Washington Examiner\"><span class=\"tdb-logo-img-wrap\"><\/span><span class=\"tdb-logo-text-wrap\"><span class=\"tdb-logo-text-title\">Washington Examiner<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Trump trails Biden by just 3% in Virginia: Poll<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-author-name-wrap\"><span class=\"tdb-author-by\">By<\/span> <a class=\"tdb-author-name\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/author\/jack-birle\/\">Jack Birle<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><time class=\"entry-date updated td-module-date\" datetime=\"2024-07-15T17:48:09-04:00\">July 15, 2024 5:48 pm<\/time><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1703945\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>Former President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Donald Trump\">Donald Trump<\/a> is within the margin of error in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/virginia\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Donald Trump\">Virginia<\/a>, a pivotal state for President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/joe-biden\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Joe Biden\">Joe Biden<\/a> in November, according to a new survey.<\/p>\n<p>A <em>New York Times<\/em>-Siena College <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2024\/07\/15\/us\/politics\/pennsylvania-virginia-polls-biden-trump.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"poll\">poll<\/a> released Monday shows Biden leading Trump 48% to 45% among likely voters in Virginia, while Trump leads Biden 48%-45% among likely voters in Pennsylvania. Both states went for Biden in 2020 and are key to the president winning another four years in the White House.<\/p>\n<p>The Virginia poll has a margin of error of 4.4%, meaning Trump is within range, while in the Pennsylvania poll the margin of error is 3.8%, meaning Biden is also in range for that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/weve-identified-450000-ballots-that-miraculously-only-have-a-vote-for-joe-biden-sidney-powell-drops-a-bomb-on-sunday-morning-futures-video\/\" title=\"&quot;We&#039;ve Identified 450,000 Ballots that Miraculously ONLY have a Vote for Joe Biden&quot; - Sidney Powell Drops a BOMB on Sunday Morning Futures (Video)\">swing state<\/a>. In 2020, Biden won Virginia by 10 percentage points and Pennsylvania by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-voter-registration-meeting-raises-eyebrows-on-capitol-hill-election-interference\/\" title=\"Biden voter registration meeting sparks concerns on Capitol Hill: Allegations of election interference\">roughly 1 percentage point<\/a>. Trump won Pennsylvania in 2016 but lost Virginia by 5.3 percentage points. The last time a Republican won Virginia was in 2004.<\/p>\n<p>The surveys in both states were conducted prior to the assassination attempt on Trump during a rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, on Saturday. The shooting left one man, Corey Comperatore, 50, dead, while Trump and some others were injured.<\/p>\n<p>The Trump campaign has claimed it can make a play for Virginia and some other historically Democratic states such as Minnesota, as Biden continues to trail in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-more-votes-than-voters-in-key-swing-states\/\" title=\"Trump: More Votes Than Voters in Key Swing States\">key swing states<\/a>. Polls in Minnesota have also indicated a closer race between Biden and Trump than in 2020.<\/p>\n<p>The <em>RealClearPolitics<\/em> polling average shows Trump leading Biden in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.realclearpolling.com\/polls\/president\/general\/2024\/pennsylvania\/trump-vs-biden\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Pennsylvania\">Pennsylvania<\/a> 47.7%-43.2%, while Biden leads Trump in the polling average in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.realclearpolling.com\/polls\/president\/general\/2024\/virginia\/trump-vs-biden\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Virginia\">Virginia<\/a> 46%-45%. Pennsylvania and Virginia are widely viewed as must-win states for Biden.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">CLICK HERE TO READ MORE FROM THE WASHINGTON EXAMINER<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The Cook Political Report has <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cookpolitical.com\/ratings\/presidential-race-ratings\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"rated\">rated<\/a> Pennsylvania as a \u201ctoss-up\u201d and Virginia as \u201clikely Democratic.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The poll comes as the Republican National Convention is being held in Milwaukee through Thursday. Trump has been nominated as the GOP\u2019s pick for a third consecutive time. The former president announced Monday that Sen. J.D. Vance (R-OH) will be his running mate in November.<\/p>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1703945\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1703945\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><a class=\"tdb-logo-a\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" title=\"Washington Examiner\"><span class=\"tdb-logo-img-wrap\"><\/span><span class=\"tdb-logo-text-wrap\"><span class=\"tdb-logo-text-title\">Washington Examiner<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<p><\/body><\/html><\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A recent poll shows that former President Donald Trump is close to President Joe Biden in Virginia, a crucial state for the upcoming election. The survey indicates that Biden is leading Trump by 3% among likely voters in Virginia, while Trump is leading by the same margin in Pennsylvania. Both states are important for Biden to secure another term in office. The margin of error in the Virginia poll is 4.4%, making Trump within range, while in Pennsylvania, the margin of error is 3.8%, putting Biden in range as well. Trump won Pennsylvania in 2016 but lost Virginia by a significant margin. The surveys were conducted before an assassination attempt on Trump during a rally in Pennsylvania. The Trump campaign believes they can compete in traditionally Democratic states like Virginia and Minnesota, where polls also show a close race between Biden and Trump. The Cook Political Report rates Pennsylvania as a toss-up and Virginia as likely Democratic. The poll was released during the Republican National Convention, where Trump was nominated for a third term and announced Sen. J.D. Vance as his running mate<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2638,"featured_media":2295567,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/donald-trump-joe-biden-polling-july-virginia.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[3620,3634,5468],"class_list":["post-2295566","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-biden","tag-trump","tag-virginia"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/donald-trump-joe-biden-polling-july-virginia.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2295566","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2638"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2295566"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2295566\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2295567"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2295566"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2295566"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2295566"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}