Former Vice President Joe Biden, the Democratic candidate for president, speaking at an event in Wilmington, Delaware, on July 15, 2020.
Former Vice President Joe Biden, the presumptive Democratic candidate for president, is seen speaking on July 15, 2020 at an event in Wilmington, Delaware AFP / Olivier DOULIERY

Polls released Sunday by CBS News/YouGov show presumptive Democratic nominee Joe Biden with leads in two states President Trump carried in 2016.

In North Carolina, Biden leads Trump, 48%-44%. In Georgia, Biden has a slim edge of 46%-45%. The two states have 31 combined electoral votes.

Both states are considered crucial to Trump's reelection hopes. In 2016, Trump carried North Carolina with 49.83% of the vote and Georgia with 50.44% of the vote. The last time a Democratic presidential candidate won Georgia was in 1992, when Bill Clinton edged incumbent George H.W. Bush and with billionaire businessman Ross Perot receiving 13.3%.

The polls show that white voters in both states strongly oppose Trump.

In a Reuters/Ipsos poll released Wednesday, Trump's overall job approval ratings showed 40% approval and 58% disapproval.

In an ABC News/Washington Post poll released in mid-July, six in 10 Americans said they disapproved of how Trump is handling the coronavirus pandemic. Polls collected by FiveThirtyEight.com on July 31 show that 58.3% disapprove of Trump's handling of the pandemic, while 37.6% approve.

The polls come at a time when Biden is set to announce his running mate. Biden has said he would announce his choice in early August and that he would pick a woman. Among the potential running mates are Sen. Kamala Harris, D-Calif., former National Security Adviser Susan Rice and Sen. Tammy Duckworth, D-Ill.

Trump and Biden are scheduled to debate on Sept. 29 at Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland.

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