It’s long been one of President Biden’s favorite sayings: “Don’t compare me to the Almighty, compare me to the alternative.”

Now, according to a new Yahoo News/YouGov poll, Americans believe by a 16-point margin that they are better off with Biden in charge of the pandemic than they would have been with the alternative: Donald Trump.

They also give Biden’s Democratic Party much higher marks on COVID-19 leadership than they give Republicans.

President Biden speaking at the White House on Aug. 22. (Samuel Corum/Getty Images)

The survey of 3,201 U.S. adults, which was conducted from Sept. 14 to 20, represents a warning sign for Republicans like Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis who have doubled