Newsweek Article RatingJoe Biden gets a boost from third-party candidates, new poll shows
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| "The results of the five-way matchup were: Biden (39 percent), Trump (37 percent), Keedy Jr. (13 percent), Stein (3 percent) and West (2 percent)." | Positive | 10% Conservative |
| "According to the poll, which was conducted between April 12 to 16 and is based on the answers of 1,000 U.S. adult voters, Trump leads Biden by 2 percentage points in a hypothetical head-to-head matchup in November." | Negative | -16% Liberal |
| "However, when voters were presented with a five-way ballot, which featured Biden, Trump, Keedy Jr., Green Party candidate Jill Stein and independent Cornel West, Biden led Trump by 2 points." | Negative | -24% Liberal |
| "Preliminary polling leading up to Election Day has showed Biden and Trump to be in for a tight race." | Negative | -26% Liberal |
| "However, Trump has since flipped his opinion of him saying in a campaign video earlier this month that the independent is the most radical left candidate in the race." | Negative | -26% Liberal |
| "Democratic strategists previously warned that independent options could upset Biden's chances, although NBC News' survey released on Sunday showed that third-party choices like Robert F. Keedy Jr. may actually end up taking votes away from Trump instead." | Negative | -30% Liberal |
| "At the time, Keedy Jr.'s campaign press secretary Stefanie Spear told Newsweek via email that Trump and Biden are the two most unpopular candidates in living memory while Keedy Jr. was transcending the right-left paradigm." | Negative | -50% Liberal |
| "Over half of those surveyed (52 percent) said they feel somewhat or very negative about Biden, while 53 percent said the same thing about Trump." | Negative | -66% Liberal |
| "Sunday's poll found that the majority of respondents do not support Biden nor Trump." | Negative | -70% Liberal |
| "Several third-party and independent candidates have also emerged ahead of November, with many voters indicating that they hold an overall negative view of Biden and Trump, who are the presumptive nominees for the two major parties." | Negative | -86% Liberal |
| "Third-party presidential candidates could give President Joe Biden a boost above former President Donald Trump in November, according to a NBC News poll published Sunday." | Positive | 14% Conservative |
| "Third-party presidential candidates could give President Joe Biden a boost above former President Donald Trump in November, according to a NBC News poll published Sunday." | Positive | 14% Conservative |
| "The results of the five-way matchup were: Biden (39 percent), Trump (37 percent), Keedy Jr. (13 percent), Stein (3 percent) and West (2 percent)." | Positive | 0% Conservative |
| "The results of the five-way matchup were: Biden (39 percent), Trump (37 percent), Keedy Jr. (13 percent), Stein (3 percent) and West (2 percent)." | Positive | 0% Conservative |
| "While the former president has recently appeared to take the lead in several key swing states like Arizona and Michigan, several national polls have favored Biden wiing, often by only a handful of percentage points." | Positive | 0% Conservative |
| "Newsweek reached out to Trump and Biden's campaigns via email for comment." | Negative | -4% Liberal |
| "Keedy Jr., the son of ex-U.S. Senator Robert F. Keedy and nephew of former President John F. Keedy, originally launched his campaign as a Democrat before declaring himself as an independent candidate." | Negative | -8% Liberal |
| "According to the poll, which was conducted between April 12 to 16 and is based on the answers of 1,000 U.S. adult voters, Trump leads Biden by 2 percentage points in a hypothetical head-to-head matchup in November." | Negative | -2% Liberal |
| "According to the poll, which was conducted between April 12 to 16 and is based on the answers of 1,000 U.S. adult voters, Trump leads Biden by 2 percentage points in a hypothetical head-to-head matchup in November." | Negative | -2% Liberal |
| "However, when voters were presented with a five-way ballot, which featured Biden, Trump, Keedy Jr., Green Party candidate Jill Stein and independent Cornel West, Biden led Trump by 2 points." | Positive | 4% Conservative |
| "However, when voters were presented with a five-way ballot, which featured Biden, Trump, Keedy Jr., Green Party candidate Jill Stein and independent Cornel West, Biden led Trump by 2 points." | Positive | 4% Conservative |
| "However, when voters were presented with a five-way ballot, which featured Biden, Trump, Keedy Jr., Green Party candidate Jill Stein and independent Cornel West, Biden led Trump by 2 points." | Positive | 4% Conservative |
| "However, when voters were presented with a five-way ballot, which featured Biden, Trump, Keedy Jr., Green Party candidate Jill Stein and independent Cornel West, Biden led Trump by 2 points." | Positive | 4% Conservative |
| "Preliminary polling leading up to Election Day has showed Biden and Trump to be in for a tight race." | Positive | 2% Conservative |
| "Preliminary polling leading up to Election Day has showed Biden and Trump to be in for a tight race." | Positive | 2% Conservative |
| "However, Trump has since flipped his opinion of him saying in a campaign video earlier this month that the independent is the most radical left candidate in the race." | Negative | -14% Liberal |
| "Democratic strategists previously warned that independent options could upset Biden's chances, although NBC News' survey released on Sunday showed that third-party choices like Robert F. Keedy Jr. may actually end up taking votes away from Trump instead." | Negative | -14% Liberal |
| "The former president lost 15 percent of his voters to Keedy Jr., while Biden lost 7 percent." | Negative | -34% Liberal |
| "At the time, Keedy Jr.'s campaign press secretary Stefanie Spear told Newsweek via email that Trump and Biden are the two most unpopular candidates in living memory while Keedy Jr. was transcending the right-left paradigm." | Negative | -2% Liberal |
| "At the time, Keedy Jr.'s campaign press secretary Stefanie Spear told Newsweek via email that Trump and Biden are the two most unpopular candidates in living memory while Keedy Jr. was transcending the right-left paradigm." | Negative | -2% Liberal |
| "Over half of those surveyed (52 percent) said they feel somewhat or very negative about Biden, while 53 percent said the same thing about Trump." | Negative | -14% Liberal |
| "Over half of those surveyed (52 percent) said they feel somewhat or very negative about Biden, while 53 percent said the same thing about Trump." | Negative | -14% Liberal |
| "Sunday's poll found that the majority of respondents do not support Biden nor Trump." | Negative | -2% Liberal |
| "Sunday's poll found that the majority of respondents do not support Biden nor Trump." | Negative | -2% Liberal |
| "Several third-party and independent candidates have also emerged ahead of November, with many voters indicating that they hold an overall negative view of Biden and Trump, who are the presumptive nominees for the two major parties." | Negative | -2% Liberal |
| "Several third-party and independent candidates have also emerged ahead of November, with many voters indicating that they hold an overall negative view of Biden and Trump, who are the presumptive nominees for the two major parties." | Negative | -2% Liberal |
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55% : The results of the five-way matchup were: Biden (39 percent), Trump (37 percent), Kennedy Jr. (13 percent), Stein (3 percent) and West (2 percent).42% : According to the poll, which was conducted between April 12 to 16 and is based on the answers of 1,000 U.S. adult voters, Trump leads Biden by 2 percentage points in a hypothetical head-to-head matchup in November.
38% : However, when voters were presented with a five-way ballot, which featured Biden, Trump, Kennedy Jr., Green Party candidate Jill Stein and independent Cornel West, Biden led Trump by 2 points.
37% : Preliminary polling leading up to Election Day has showed Biden and Trump to be in for a tight race.
37% : However, Trump has since flipped his opinion of him saying in a campaign video earlier this month that the independent "is the most radical left candidate in the race.
35% : Democratic strategists previously warned that independent options could upset Biden's chances, although NBC News' survey released on Sunday showed that third-party choices like Robert F. Kennedy Jr. may actually end up taking votes away from Trump instead.
25% : "At the time, Kennedy Jr.'s campaign press secretary Stefanie Spear told Newsweek via email that Trump and Biden are "the two most unpopular candidates in living memory" while Kennedy Jr. was transcending "the right-left paradigm.
17% : Over half of those surveyed (52 percent) said they feel somewhat or very negative about Biden, while 53 percent said the same thing about Trump.
15% : "Sunday's poll found that the majority of respondents do not support Biden nor Trump.
7% : Several third-party and independent candidates have also emerged ahead of November, with many voters indicating that they hold an overall negative view of Biden and Trump, who are the presumptive nominees for the two major parties.
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