A new Fox poll has Biden up. Fox’s prime-time hosts didn’t mention it.
When Fox News has new polling, it often gives evening news host Bret Baier the honor of unveiling them. So on Wednesday evening, Baier opened his show with new numbers from the channel’s well-regarded pollsters. “Good evening. I’m Bret Baier,” he began. “We are releasing new Fox polls right now about the presidential race. President Biden gets his best result this election cycle in the head-to-head against former president Donald Trump. He leads 50 to 48. That is within the margin of error.” Baier went on to show the recent trend in Fox’s polling, from a five-point Trump lead in March to a one-point lead last month. “Again,” he reiterated, “all within the margin of error. A very tight race.” True. Fair. The trend since March has favored Biden, but the difference between Trump leading by one point in May and trailing by two in June is not itself significant. It is a very tight race — maybe slightly tighter than a few weeks ago, but otherwise consistently close.
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