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Former Vice President Joe Biden (L) and President Donald Trump speaking during the first presidential debate in Cleveland, Ohio. (Photos by JIM WATSON and SAUL LOEB / AFP) (Photo by JIM WATSON,SAUL LOEB/AFP via Getty Images)
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With two weeks until the next debate, President Donald Trump is pushing back on potential rule changes before his next face-off with Joe Biden.
In a tweet on Thursday, Trump claimed he “won the debate big,” even as polling from CNBC, CNN and other outlets found that voters thought Biden performed better during the first debate on Tuesday night.
| Data point | |
| Polling avg. in top swing states | Biden +3.5 vs. Biden +3.6 a week ago |
| National polling avg. | Biden +6.6 vs. Biden +6.9 a week ago |
| Betting markets | Biden 60%, Trump 41% vs. Biden 54%, Trump 46% a week ago |
| S&P 500 SPX, +0.52% | +0.5% Thursday, -4.2% in 1 month |
| CBOE Volatility Index VIX, +2.01% | +0.8% Thursday, +1.8% in 1 month |
“Why would I allow the Debate Commission to change the rules for the second and third Debates when I easily won last time?” Trump asked on Twitter, about the to-be-announced changes the commission said it would unveil in the wake of the chaotic first debate. The next one is scheduled for Oct. 15.
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Polling average for top swing states
With 33 days to go until the election, both candidates are spending Thursday raising money, though in different ways. Trump is speaking in-person in Bedminster, N.J., at a fundraising committee reception, while Biden was attending a virtual Biden for President finance event.
Betting markets tracked by RealClearPolitics give Biden a 60% chance of winning the White House race as of Thursday vs. Trump’s 41% .
In a RCP moving average of polls focused on top swing states likely to decide the Nov. 3 election, Biden gets support of 48.6% of voters as of Thursday, ahead of Trump’s 45.1%. In RCP’s average of national surveys, the Democratic nominee is at 49.7% vs. the Republican incumbent’s 43.1%.
The stock market DJIA, +0.12% COMP, +1.42% traded higher on Thursday, as the CBOE Volatility Index VIX, +2.01% also advanced. The S&P 500 index SPX, +0.52% has lost ground over the past month, but the equity benchmark is still positive for the year after notching an all-time high on Sept. 2.
