NYT poll finds Biden would lose to Trump by 5 points if elections were held today

A New York Times poll finds US President Joe Biden trailing behind Donald Trump by five points, eight months before the presidential election.

A survey of registered voters finds 43 percent would vote for the Democratic incumbent if elections were held today, while 48% would vote for the former president and Republican frontrunner — a slight jump from the last poll conducted by The Times in December.

The poll also finds negative views of the Biden presidency, with 47% disapproving of his handling of the job — the highest result of his time in office.

Two times as many voters think the Democrats’ policies have harmed them than benefited them.

Only a quarter of respondents think the US is on a good path, while a majority of voters believe the economy is in a bad state.

The poll was conducted in late February with Siena College, a private college in New York.