Post-Debate Poll Shows Biden Leading Trump 45% To 44%

A new poll shows that the Atlanta debate has either helped or at least not harmed President Joe Biden's chances, Daniel Hampton reported for Raw Story.

Moderators Dana Bash and Jack Tapper to fact-check Trump, who made 15 major false statements during the 90-minute debate. I Photo: Elvert Barnes Photography Flickr

The non-partisan group Political Polls shared a new general election poll Friday afternoon, revealing that Biden led Trump 45% to 44% post-debate. The previous poll "was a tie," the group noted on social media.

Other surveys showed that only 27% of Republicans watched the Biden-Trump debate, and 67% of respondents believed Trump performed better than Biden, who had a sore throat.

Trump was also aided by debate rules that did not allow CNN moderators Dana Bash and Jack Tapper to fact-check Trump, who made 15 major false statements during the 90-minute debate.

Trump also did not answer questions and spoke at length without being stopped by the moderators.