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Trump is beating Elizabeth Warren and several other top Democratic candidates in a new 2020 poll

Jul 9, 2019, 20:45 IST

President Donald Trump.AP Photo/Alex Brandon

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President Donald Trump is poised to beat a handful of top-tier Democratic presidential candidates in the 2020 election, while losing to others, according to a new poll of head-to-head matchups.

The latest poll from Emerson College is yet another reflecting positively for Trump, who has a number of advantages and disadvantages going into the 2020 election as nearly two dozen Democrats are all vying to unseat him from the White House.

Read more: No sitting president has survived a serious primary challenge in the past 50 years. Here's why Trump should be worried.

Trump edges out several candidates 51-49, including rising Democratic stars such as Sen. Kamala Harris of California, Sen. Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts, and South Bend, Indiana Mayor Pete Buttigieg.

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The race gets tougher for Trump when facing former Vice President Joe Biden, who according to the poll would beat the incumbent Republican 53-47. Sen. Bernie Sanders of Vermont also wins a head-to-head matchup 51% to Trump's 49%.

The poll also gave Trump a decisive edge over his Republican primary challenger in former Massachusetts Gov. Bill Weld, leading the former Libertarian Party vice presidential nominee 91-9.

Read more: 9 reasons Trump could win reelection in 2020

Trump is benefiting from a handful of positive polling in recent weeks, including a Washington Post/ABC News poll showing all-time high approval ratings.

The Trump reelection campaign is also flush with cash while Democrats are busy in a neck-and-neck primary fight for the next several months and well into 2020.

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