{"id":954624,"date":"2021-11-02T16:43:51","date_gmt":"2021-11-02T20:43:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=954624"},"modified":"2021-11-02T16:43:54","modified_gmt":"2021-11-02T20:43:54","slug":"poll-over-one-third-view-tuesdays-elections-as-referendum-on-biden","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/poll-over-one-third-view-tuesdays-elections-as-referendum-on-biden\/","title":{"rendered":"Poll: Over One-Third View Tuesday&#039;s Elections as &#039;Referendum&#039; on Biden"},"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\">20<\/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%2Fpoll-over-one-third-view-tuesdays-elections-as-referendum-on-biden%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=954624&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 class=\"subheading\">Over one-third of voters view Tuesday\u2019s elections in New Jersey and Virginia as a \u201creferendum\u201d on President Joe Biden, a Rasmussen Reports survey released on Election Day revealed.<\/p>\n<p>Rasmussen Reports <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rasmussenreports.com\/public_content\/politics\/general_politics\/october_2021\/only_36_see_virginia_new_jersey_elections_as_a_referendum_on_biden\">asked<\/a> voters how they generally view the New Jersey governor\u2019s race, between incumbent Gov. Phil Murphy (D) and Republican&nbsp;Jack Ciattarelli, and the Virginia governor\u2019s race, between former Gov. Terry McAuliffe (D) and Republican challenger Glenn Youngkin. Do they believe the races are \u201cmore about local issues or more a referendum on President Biden?\u201d<\/p>\n<figure id=\"D-ROS-B1\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B1\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"gmxrevmore\" class=\"H\"><\/figure>\n<div id=\"attachment_18569962\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" readability=\"34\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/GettyImages-1328738250.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-18569962\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/GettyImages-1328738250.jpg\" alt=\"WASHINGTON, DC - JULY 14: U.S. President Joe Biden meets with a bipartisan group of city and state political leaders, including New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy (L), about his proposed infrastructure plan in the Roosevelt Room at the White House on July 14, 2021 in Washington, DC. Vice President Kamala Harris, Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo and Labor Secretary Martin Walsh also attended the meeting. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla\/Getty Images)\" width=\"640\" height=\"427\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-caption-text\">U.S. President Joe Biden meets with a bipartisan group of city and state political leaders, including New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy. (Chip Somodevilla\/Getty Images).<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>A plurality, 36 percent, said they view the races as a \u201creferendum\u201d on President Biden, while 35 percent said the races are \u201cmore about local issues.\u201d Another 30 percent said they are not sure.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Republicans are more likely than Democrats and independents to view the races as a referendum on the president, as 40 percent expressed those sentiments. One-third of Democrats and 34 percent of independents agreed. However, 38 percent of Democrats believe the races are about local issues, and 32 percent of independents agree.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B2\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<p><span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">Similarly, \u201c<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rasmussenreports.com\/public_content\/politics\/elections\/election_2017\/for_many_nj_va_elections_are_a_referendum_on_trump\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener\">four years ago,<\/a> when Donald Trump was president, 37% of voters saw the Virginia and New Jersey elections as a referendum on Trump,\u201d according to Rasmussen.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">The survey,&nbsp;taken October 31 and November 1, 2021, among 1,000 likely&nbsp;voters, has a margin of error of +\/- 3 percent.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Polls in New Jersey close at 8:00 p.m., Eastern, as RealClearPolitics\u2019 Election Day average <a href=\"https:\/\/www.realclearpolitics.com\/epolls\/2021\/governor\/va\/virginia_governor_youngkin_vs_mcauliffe-7373.html\">shows<\/a> the Democrat incumbent up by 7.8 percentage points.<\/p>\n<p>Virginia\u2019s race has tightened significantly in the final days of the race, with the RCP average <a href=\"https:\/\/www.realclearpolitics.com\/epolls\/2021\/governor\/nj\/new_jersey_governor_ciattarelli_vs_murphy-7372.html\">showing<\/a> Youngkin ahead by 1.7 percentage points. The Republican <a href=\"https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/politics\/2021\/11\/02\/youngkin-makes-his-final-case-in-loudoun-county-victory-will-not-be-given-to-us-we-must-go-get-it\/\">made<\/a> his final case in a rally in Loudoun, Virginia, Monday night, describing the election as a \u201cdefining moment for the future of our commonwealth [and] a defining moment where we get to stand up and say no to this left, liberal, progressive agenda that\u2019s trying to take us over.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Polls close in Virginia at 7:00 p.m. Eastern.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Over one-third of voters view Tuesday\u2019s elections in New Jersey and Virginia as a \u201creferendum\u201d on President Joe Biden, a Rasmussen Reports survey released on Election Day revealed. 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