NBC removed polling documents that erroneously reported that President Joe Biden led former President Donald Trump in the race for the presidency.
NBC data guru Steve Kornacki discussed the results in a Sunday morning post on X, noting that its planned release on “Meet the Press” would not take place due to the attempted assassination of Trump at a Butler, Pennsylvania, rally. Kornacki reported that Trump led Biden by 2% in a head- to-head matchup between Trump and Biden, linking to the original documents in a follow-up post, but the documents mistakenly showed Biden leading by 3% in a six-way race. (RELATED: Former Clinton Pollster Says Dumping Biden For Kamala Won’t Help Dems, Voters Give Admin ‘Low Rating’ On Issues)
Given the horrific events, our NBC News poll release won’t be taking place on Meet the Press this morning.
— Steve Kornacki (@SteveKornacki) July 14, 2024
Just to get it on the record, though, our poll (conducted 7/7-9) finds:
Trump 45%
Biden 43%
and
Trump 47%
Harris 45%
In our last poll, back in April, Trump led 46-44%
