Poll update

Politico -  Most Republicans would support legislation banning assault-style weapons, a new POLITICO/Morning Consult poll found  — a finding that contradicts President Donald Trump's claim earlier the same day that there's "no political appetite" for such restrictions. The poll found that nearly 70 percent of all voters would back such a ban. Support for an assault-weapons ban was higher, at 86 percent, among Democrats, who have been pushing for new restrictions on the firearms in the wake of two mass shootings over the weekend. ... The poll found that 55 percent of GOP voters were comfortable with banning assault weapons, and 54 percent said they would support stricter gun laws more generally. Ninety percent said they would back universal background checks for gun sales.

DEMOCRATIC PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATES 
As judged by Democratic voters. Most recent poll to right. Only candidates with at least 5% shown


Biden   34, 32, 33, 30, 25% 
Warren  8, 21, 15, 17, 18%
Sanders 17, 14, 19, 12, 13%
Harris 9, 7, 9, 11, 8%
Buttigieg 4,  5, 6, 6, 7% 

TRUMP APPROVAL RATINGS 
Most recent poll to the right
45, 43, 44, 45, 41%  
Average: 42%  Up 2 since April, Same as July

DEMOCRATS' MARGIN  VS. TRUMP

Most recent poll to right

Biden  10, 10, 9, 2, 13% [His recent best]
Sanders 10, 1, 7, 2, 5%
Warren 6, 0, 5, 0, 4%
Harris  4, 2, 1 -4, 2%

CALIFORNIA DEMOCRATS (AUGUST)
Most recent poll at right

Biden: 22, 21, 25% 
Warren: 20, 16, 21%
Sanders: 20, 18, 18% 
Harris 13, 23, 17%

NORTH CAROLINA (AUGUST)
Biden: 38, 36%
Sanders: 22, 15%
Warren 15, 13%
Buttigieg: 8, 6%
Harris 5, 8%

IOWA DEMOCRATIC PRIMARY (AUGUST)
Most recent poll to right

Warren 13, 17, 20, 19%     
Harris  0, 5, 16, 13, 18, 11%  
Biden 30  24, 21, 17, 28%
Sanders 9, 12, 20, 12, 9%  
Buttigieg 8% 

TEXAS: TRUMP VS. DEMS

Biden 4. 2%
Warren -1, -4% 
O'Rourke -2, -4%
Sanders -3, 2%
Harris 0 4, -8% 

TEXAS DEMOCRATIC PRIMARY (AUGUST)

Biden 23, 24, 28% 
O'Rourke 15, 27, 19%
Sanders 14, 15, 16%
Warren 11, 14% 
Buttigieg 7%
Harris 5, 9, 5%

NEW HAMPSHIRE DEMOCRATIC PRIMARY (AUGUST)
Most recent poll to right

Biden 33, 21, 24, 21, 21%   
Sanders  12, 10, 19, 10, 17% 
Warren 17, 17, 19, 17, 14% 
Harris 7, 18, 9, 18, 8%  
Buttigieg10, 12, 10, 12, 6%