 University of Virginia political analyst Larry Sabato says the best the president can do in his interview with ABC's George Stephanopoulos is stop the bleeding. It is no longer close. The race between Biden and Trump is no longer close. Sabato speaking on CNN. National polls now show former President Trump leading Biden by six percentage points. Congressional Democrats worry that if the president's numbers continue to drop, that could hurt their House and Senate candidates' election chances this fall.