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11.17am BST
We’ve all got views on how reliable polling is, but a new Reuters/Ipsos opinion poll today is claiming that Joe Biden leads Donald Trump by 12 percentage points nationally among likely US voters. They also say it indicates that the number of persuadable voters has shrunk compared with four years ago.
It was conducted online between 3 September and 8 September, so after the national conventions would have had their effect. It found 52% of likely voters planned to support Biden, 40% back Trump, and just 5% said they remained undecided.
11.03am BST
Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden will visit the battleground state of Michigan today, where he will outline new proposals to tax companies that move US jobs overseas and offer incentives for companies to invest in domestic operations.
Joseph Ax reports for Reuters that in a visit to the Detroit suburb of Warren, Biden will propose an “offshoring tax penalty” on profits from products made overseas and sold in the United States, according to a Biden adviser. Biden, who has already proposed raising the corporate tax rate from 21% to 28%, would impose a 30.8% rate on such profits.
Continue reading…California fires burn record 2m acresJustice department seeks to defend Trump in lawsuit tied to rape allegationSpecial report: how democratic norms are under threat ahead of election462 coronavirus deaths and 28,549 new Covid-19 cases reported yesterdaySign up for our First Thing newsletter 11.17am BSTWe’ve all got views on how reliable polling is, but a new Reuters/Ipsos opinion poll today is claiming that Joe Biden leads Donald Trump by 12 percentage points nationally among likely US voters. They also say it indicates that the number of persuadable voters has shrunk compared with four years ago.It was conducted online between 3 September and 8 September, so after the national conventions would have had their effect. It found 52% of likely voters planned to support Biden, 40% back Trump, and just 5% said they remained undecided. 11.03am BSTDemocratic presidential nominee Joe Biden will visit the battleground state of Michigan today, where he will outline new proposals to tax companies that move US jobs overseas and offer incentives for companies to invest in domestic operations.Joseph Ax reports for Reuters that in a visit to the Detroit suburb of Warren, Biden will propose an “offshoring tax penalty” on profits from products made overseas and sold in the United States, according to a Biden adviser. Biden, who has already proposed raising the corporate tax rate from 21% to 28%, would impose a 30.8% rate on such profits. Continue reading…