Trump holds edge over Biden in Virginia: Poll

President Biden is trailing former President Trump within the margin of error in Virginia, according to a new Emerson College Polling/The Hill survey released on Thursday. 

The survey found that 45 percent of Virginia voters said they support Trump, while 43 percent back Biden. Eleven percent of voters said they were undecided. The poll’s margin of error is plus or minus three points. 

“In a state Biden won by 10 points in 2020, the president is now essentially tied with Trump,” said Emerson College Polling executive director Spencer Kimball. “Independent voters break for Trump, 46% to 38%, a group that broke for Biden in 2020 by double digits.”

The poll found that when third party candidates are factored in, Trump leads Biden 43 percent to 38 percent. 

But the same survey found Democratic Sen. Tim Kaine (Va.) leading his GOP challenger, Hung Cao, by 10 points — 49 percent to 39 percent. That is reflective of a broader trend across battleground states in which Democratic ...