Anxious Democrats Don’t Trust Biden’s Lead. His Campaign Is Fine With That

Supporters of Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden sit on top of their vehicles as they listen to him speak at Riverside High School in Durham, N.C., on Sunday afternoon.

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Democrats all across the country are anxious.

The fact that former Vice President Joe Biden consistently leads President Trump by double digits in national polls lately doesn’t help. Neither does Biden’s unprecedented advertising advantage over the incumbent.

Same goes for the steady — if much more narrow — survey leads Biden has staked out in key states such as Michigan, Wisconsin, Pennsylvania and Arizona.