Two weeks after President Biden's State of the Union address, it's clear the speech hasn't shifted the presidential race. Much as they did before the speech, polls show a very close contest: Biden leads by 1 point in a new survey by YouGov for the Economist, former President Trump leads by 1 point in an Ipsos survey for Reuters, the two are tied in the latest from Morning Consult, and so on.
Between his principal campaign account and the Democratic National Committee, the Biden team started March with $98 million in the bank, according to financial disclosure reports, compared with $38 million for Trump's side. Additional committees affiliated with Biden bring cash on hand to $155 million, the campaign says, and they've launched a big spring advertising effort in swing states. A key audience is Democrats who plan to vote for a third-party candidate or stay home.