Biden holds 3-point edge over Trump in White House race: poll

[Awsi Dooger]

12. The receptionist at my dentist's office was gushing over Trump today

"I'm so proud of him," she said, while I was in the chair down the hall awaiting a cleaning. The office is so empty you can hear everything.

Apparently Trump said something about not blaming the Chinese for the virus. That's why she's so proud of him. I almost pulled the bib off and walked out the door. I'm thinking all this bigoted divisive stuff year after year and they don't hear any of it, but one forced comment and they swallow it and bow.

Then my dentist reacted to her comment: "He'll definitely be re-elected now."

I don't know my dentist's politics. For the second time I nearly walked out the door. Then I calmed down and realized this is the typical bump for an incumbent during a crisis. For a normal president it would be a double digit spike, for this guy just a few.

However, no question Biden would have been better off if the virus never happened. Swing voters look for any excuse to remain with the incumbent. Some of this basic stuff like delaying the tax date will be credited to Trump.

We're looking at another razor tight outcome either way

And yes, I went through with the cleaning even though everybody was telling me to cancel. I went back and forth on the decision. My dentist said she is calling elderly patients and telling them to cancel. With everybody else they are surprised the percentage of cancellations is so high. I was the last patient of the day with a 2:30 appointment. She said the next two days are totally empty then she has some maintained appointments for Friday.