Polls show Trump is losing to Joe Biden. They said the same thing 4 years ago against Hillary Clinton

WASHINGTON – Joe Biden can look at the polls and smile.

Cautiously.

A double-digit advantage in numerous national surveys, solid leads in a number of battlegrounds and competitive showings in states Donald Trump carried handily in 2016 suggest the presumptive Democratic nominee is the favorite to win in November.

The overwhelming majority of polls four years ago indicated Trump would lose as well. So why put much faith in the 2020 polls that show the former vice president consistently on top?

David Burgess of Kittery, Maine, said he stopped believing polls after the 2016 presidential election.