Trump beating Biden in a hypothetical confrontation for the presidency of the United States in 2024. This is the image given by a survey conducted by Harvard CAPS – Harris Poll and published by the media The hill this Monday. According to the results, the former would win the favor of Americans by up to 45% if he opposed Joe Biden, the latter gathering only 41% of the vote. 14% of those surveyed said they were not sure or did not know.
Compared to Kamala Harris, the current vice president, this gap would widen even more in favor of Donald Trump, reveals the survey: 47% of those surveyed say that they would later vote for the Republican, compared to 40% for the Democrat.
asked by The hillthe co-director of the investigation explains that Joe Biden would be “a very weak Democratic candidate and even lose the popular vote in a rematch today.”
“Trump is far from having 50% support, and there is a high swing vote even though everyone knows the candidates, because the public wants something new and not more of the same,” comments Mark Penn again.
“The public wants something new”
This low support for a possible Biden candidate can be explained by his current popularity rating, at its lowest level since his election, with 38% satisfaction among Americans.
Remarkable fact: A majority of those surveyed said they didn’t want Joe Biden and Donald Trump to run in the next presidential election, a sign of the need for a White House revamp.
Joe Biden, like other US officials, has repeatedly emphasized that the 79-year-old president will run again in 2024, provided his health clearances.
The poll was conducted online July 27-28 among 1,885 registered voters as part of a collaboration between the Center for American Political Studies at Harvard University and the Harris Poll.
Source: BFM TV
