Most Pennsylvanians Believe Their Neighbors Secretly Support Trump

New poll gives credence to Trump claims of ‘silent majority’
Biden leads by 13 points in Pennsylvania, Monmouth poll finds

Donald Trump speaks at a rally in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania in 2018.Photographer: Victor J. Blue/Bloomberg

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By Gregory Korte

July 15, 2020 at 3:26 PM UTC

Updated on

July 15, 2020 at 3:52 PM UTC

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Pennsylvania voters support Joe Biden by 13 percentage points over President Donald Trump, according to a poll released Wednesday, but a majority also believe their neighbors secretly support the president and that Biden may still lose.

The Monmouth University poll shows that 57% of registered voters in the key electoral battleground believe there are at least some so-called “secret voters” in their community who support Trump but won’t tell anybody about it. The same poll shows just 27% believe there are secret Biden voters.