A poll shows that former President Trump, a Republican, has pulled ahead of current President Joe Biden, a Democrat, on the eve of the latter’s anticipated State of the Union speech this week in Congress.
Trump has a 3% edge over Biden, who has 47%. 1% said they would vote for a different candidate, 3% said they wouldn’t vote for either Donald Trump or Joe Biden, 2% said they wouldn’t vote at all, and 1% said they had no opinion.
The poll, conducted by the Washington Post and ABC News, indicates a five-point swing in Trump’s favor over the pollster’s previous national survey, conducted in September, which showed Biden leading Donald Trump 48 percent to 46 percent.
The study, which was conducted from January 27 to February 1, surveyed 1,003 American adults and had a margin of error of 3.5 percent.
This indicates that the survey was finished before the public learned about a Chinese Communist Party suspected surveillance balloon flying over the continental United States—the story emerged last Thursday evening, and the poll was completed on Wednesday. The balloon story caught the nation’s attention, and Republicans have slammed Biden. Trump has stated that he would have shot down the balloon much sooner than Biden did. The current president permitted the balloon to go over the whole country before shooting it down over the Atlantic Ocean.
The survey that puts Trump ahead of Biden in 2024 was released only a few days before Biden was scheduled to deliver the State of the Union speech to Congress on Tuesday night. Republicans have already been criticizing Biden in the run-up to the speech, with some, like Rep. Mary Miller (R-IL), threatening to boycott the president’s address.
The survey was released shortly after it was reported that Nikki Haley, a former governor of South Carolina who subsequently served as Trump’s ambassador to the UN, will be launching her own Republican presidential campaign in Charleston, South Carolina, in the middle of February.
Haley’s statement is the first of many prominent Republicans who are likely to challenge Trump. Just last weekend, New Hampshire Republican Gov. Chris Sununu said that he, too, is considering a candidacy. Former Vice President Mike Pence and former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, among others, are allegedly contemplating running, as is Florida GOP Gov. Ron DeSantis.
Other Republicans running against or thinking about running against Trump think that Trump would be weaker than a different candidate versus Biden in 2024, and that Trump might blow it for the GOP. Sununu made just that point during an interview on ABC News’ This Week on Sunday.
However, now that polls show Trump surpassing Biden — even polls from establishment media sites like ABC News and the Washington Post – it is much more difficult for other Republicans to ignore Trump’s very significant ongoing national popularity. A number of recent polls have shown Trump performing better than DeSantis versus Biden, including a recent Harvard-Harris survey that showed Trump beating Biden by 5 points, while DeSantis only led by 3. Trump also outpaced DeSantis when it came to Vice President Kamala Harris, leading her by 8 points to DeSantis’s 3 points.
Trump “outpolled” O’Biden the last time, by a huge margin if you consider the difference in attendance at their rallies. It really doesn’t matter what kind of lead you have as long as the opposition can swindle the election.
You’re exactly right….if this election process isn’t cleaned up….we’re screwed no matter who runs.
SO TRUE – THE DEMS ARE VERY GOOD AT CHEATING and LYING
Absolutely right!! Biden was fortunate to be able to fill an auditorium….and they expect us to believe he won??? These thugs who were involved in stealing our votes and unseating our great President DJT need a good lesson taught to them. They need to have justice rain down upon them and that is what I am praying for. I am also praying for repentance and an apology to all they have offended…especially to God.
“Trump also outpaced DeSantis when it came to Vice President Kamala Harris, leading her by 8 points to DeSantis’s 3 points.”. Uhh, what? So there are people out there who would actually vote for Heels Up? At this rate, folks, this country is doomed…
There is no reason for any of them to run as Trump is the GUY. He has it wrapped up.
That’s what I’m hoping– He’s got my vote, AGAIN!!
I could care less about ANY POLLS and the this corrupt administration. The fact remains that we have nothing but FOLLISH LIARS and with holding TRUTHS!!! from the American public!!! Enough of the lying and hiding the REAL FACTS OF HOW AMERICA is being slowly given over to the Socialist/Communists/and Elitist Global weenies of the world!!! Funny how THESE elitists want MORE money to fix the weather!!! THEY ARE THE WORST ABUSERS OF THE CLIMATE!!!
How much money is the Biden crime family getting off at the top of money sent to Ukraine, and for all of the money spent On the nonsense That the dems are pushing. A joke they are – but in the mean time are country is suffering greatly because of Biden – he is a fool.
Has been all his life.
YOU ARE RIGHT. THE WHOLE BIDEN ADMINISTRATION ARE WICKED UNGODLY, UNCARING. BUT DOING EVERYTHING TO PAMPER THEIR FAVORITE PEOPLE THE ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS. THE PLACE THEY NEED TO BE IN IS PRISON AND A VERY LARGE PRISON TO HOLD THEM ALL. DEMOCRATS TO THE ONES ONES THAT ARE COHOOTS WITH THEM AND MAKING US INNOCENT PART TAKE IN THEIR OF BREAKING THE LAW OVER AND OVER. MAKING US FOR EVERYTHING OUT OF THE SUN THEY GET EVERYTHING FOR FREE AT TAX PAYERS EXPENSE. IM NOT HOMELESS NOT DIRT POOR YET NOR MOM. I LIVE WITH HER BUT SHE WONT BE AROUND MUCH LONGER . I CAN NOT LIVE HERE IN HER HOUSE BECAUSE IT IS MORE THAN I CAN FOR TAXES AND PROPERTY TAXES.
Yes!! Well said….and we need to be praying that when the SCOTUS reviews the Brunson Petition again on Feb. 17th, we will see if the justices are truly for Americans by their decision. I pray they will have compassion, be constitutional minded and use common sense in making their decision. If they are truly on the people’s side, we will see the 2020 election overturned, with the Biden/Harris and administration called null and void…they will be escorted out by military along with all the congress people who refused to look into the voter fraud, allowing this faux administration to destroy our nation with their ties to foreign nations which benefit from our own destruction. PRAY!!!
This whole article is moot, considering that the Demonocrats with the Dominion ‘voting machines’ determines who wins an ‘election’ !!!
The fact Biden still has a 47% level of support, given the disaster he’s been, tells me we’re a deeply divided nation and those 47% are stupid and dug in. Trump is the only GOP candidate who can mobilize their ignorance and hatred and keep them dug in. Even when Biden wasn’t on the ballot, last November, millions of stupid Americans chose abortion and loan bailouts to keep Dems in power.