Democrats rattled by New York Times and Siena College survey but former US president faces several trials that could change situation

Democrats are chewing over the New York Times/Siena College poll released this weekend that shows Joe Biden trailing Donald Trump in several key swing states. Here’s what one senator had to say, from the Guardian’s Mark Oliver:

The Democratic senator Richard Blumenthal said on Sunday that the party had “its work cut out for us” in response to new polling that shows President Joe Biden trailing Donald Trump in five of six swing states.