There is one notable group of voters who seem more inclined to believe Biden’s accuser, Tara Reade, than him — the independents whom Biden pitched his primary campaign on being able to win. Even though this poll shows a clear partisan split — Republican voters are more likely to believe Reade than Democrats — there’s not a clear consensus. And while independents say they’re inclined to believe Reade over Biden by a margin of nearly 2 to 1, a majority either don’t believe it or don’t have an opinion. It is possible the independents who are not inclined to believe Biden are not inclined to vote for him anyway. ADADBut still, Biden ran with a primary argument that he could win over independent Trump voters in key swing states.

Source: Washington Post May 06, 2020 17:34 UTC