Polling guru Nate Silver offers 'struggling' Biden advice as polls with Trump tighten

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Nate Silver, the founder of FiveThirtyEight, said that if Biden is still "struggling" by the end of the summer, he should consider dropping out of the presidential race.

"If Biden is still struggling in August he needs to consider stepping aside," the polling guru wrote on X on Thursday. "It's not a great situation for Ds either way, but you have to do due diligence on the question. It's an important election, obviously. It shouldn't be taboo to talk about."

Recent polls have shown former President Trump leading in several key swing states as Biden continues to get low favorability ratings.

But a new poll this week shows the race deadlocked nationally.

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The Democratic president stands 48% among registered voters, with his Republican predecessor in the White House at 47%, according to a Quinnipiac University survey released on Wednesday. Biden's one-point edge over Trump is well within the poll's margin of error.

In a likely five-candidate showdown, Biden stands at 41%, Trump at 38%, Democrat-turned-independent Robert F. Kennedy Jr. grabs 14% support, with Green Party candidate Jill Stein and independent progressive candidate Cornel West each at 2%.

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