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a few days ago i mentioned that joe biden had pulled ahead of donald trump in national polling. today brings news that he's doing better in swing states too: joe biden had some good news on tuesday as polling showed him gaining on donald trump in six battleground states, seven months before the presidential election. in response, one leading democratic strategist

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