{"id":2030479,"date":"2023-09-13T12:21:04","date_gmt":"2023-09-13T16:21:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-maintains-lead-over-gop-rivals-and-is-virtually-tied-with-biden-poll\/"},"modified":"2023-09-13T12:22:09","modified_gmt":"2023-09-13T16:22:09","slug":"trump-maintains-lead-over-gop-rivals-and-is-virtually-tied-with-biden-poll","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-maintains-lead-over-gop-rivals-and-is-virtually-tied-with-biden-poll\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump remains ahead of his GOP rivals and is nearly equal with Biden, according to a poll."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">34<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ftrump-maintains-lead-over-gop-rivals-and-is-virtually-tied-with-biden-poll%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2030479&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>President\u200c Biden and Former President Trump\u200c in Statistical\u200d Tie in Hypothetical Matchup<\/h2>\n<p>According to a new\u2064 poll released on Wednesday,\u2064 President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump \u200care\u2062 locked in a tight race as they both aim to reclaim the White\u200d House in next\u200d year&#8217;s\u200b elections. The survey conducted by the Economist\/YouGov reveals that if the election were held today and both men were on the ballot, 44% \u200cof \u2062voters would support Biden, while 43% would \u2064back Trump. With a margin of\u200d error\u2064 of 3.3 percentage points, the race\u200b is essentially \u2064a virtual\u2063 tie more than a year ahead of the\u200d 2024 \u2064elections.<\/p>\n<h3>Trump&#8217;s Potential to Defeat Biden<\/h3>\n<p>Interestingly, 40% of voters surveyed \u2064believe that \u200bif the election were held today,\u2062 Trump would defeat Biden, while 37% believe Biden would come out \u2062on top. Trump currently leads all of his GOP primary rivals in\u2064 both national and state\u200b polls, showcasing his strong position.<\/p>\n<h3>Trump Leads Among Republicans<\/h3>\n<p>More than half of \u200dthe participants\u2063 in the poll, 53%, expressed \u200btheir support for Trump over other Republicans \u200crunning \u2062for president. \u200bThe only other candidate to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-maintains-lead-over-gop-rivals-and-is-virtually-tied-with-biden-poll\/\" title=\"Trump remains ahead of his GOP rivals and is nearly equal with Biden, according to a poll.\">receive double-digit \u200csupport<\/a> is \u2062Gov. Ron DeSantis (R-FL), with 14%. \u200bBiotech entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy secured third place with 6%, while former United Nations Ambassador\u2063 Nikki \u2063Haley and former \u200dVice\u200b President \u200cMike Pence tied for fourth place at 5%.<\/p>\n<p>DeSantis\u200d emerges as\u2063 the top second choice \u200bamong voters\u200d at 26%, followed by Ramaswamy at 12%. However, 16% of respondents were unsure about their second choice.<\/p>\n<h3>Unpopularity of Potential Nominees<\/h3>\n<p>Notably, 52% \u200bof voters expressed disappointment at the prospect of former New\u200d Jersey Gov. Chris\u2062 Christie \u2064becoming the GOP\u2064 nominee,\u2063 while 47% felt the same about \u2062Pence.<\/p>\n<h3>Survey Details and\u200b Implications<\/h3>\n<p>The \u200csurvey was conducted from September 10-12, just before House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) announced an impeachment inquiry into Biden&#8217;s business connections with his\u200b son Hunter Biden. This \u2063investigation could pose challenges for Biden&#8217;s reelection campaign and \u200ddivert attention from his administration&#8217;s efforts to improve the economy. On the \u200cother hand, Trump, who \u2064is likely to become the GOP&#8217;s standard-bearer, faces 91 indictments across four criminal cases, with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/southern-california-house-democratic-hopefuls-dui-arrest-dampens-partys-2024-prospects-to-win-a-majority\/\" title=\"DUI arrest of SoCal House Dem candidate hurts party's chances for 2024 majority.\">court proceedings scheduled<\/a> \u200cfor the middle\u200b of the primary nominating season next year.<\/p>\n<h3>High Unfavorability Ratings<\/h3>\n<p>Both Biden and Trump received \u2063high\u200c unfavorability ratings in the survey.\u2062 45% of respondents expressed\u200b a very unfavorable view of Trump, while 43% felt the same about \u2064Biden. However, 26% had \u2064a very favorable view of Trump, which is seven <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/bank-of-england-joins-the-fed-in-warning-of-more-pronounced-inflation\/\" title=\"Bank Of England Joins The Fed In Warning Of \u2018More Pronounced\u2019 Inflation\">percentage points higher<\/a>\u200b than \u2063the 19% who had a very favorable view of Biden.<\/p>\n<p>In comparison, only 35% had a very \u200cunfavorable view of DeSantis, who has consistently trailed behind Trump in most polls. Additionally, 15% had a very favorable view of the governor.<\/p>\n<h3>Majority Oppose Biden and Trump Running \u2063Again<\/h3>\n<p>A majority of poll participants,\u2062 63%, \u200bindicated that they do not\u2062 want Biden to\u200d run for office \u200bagain. This sentiment aligns with other polls \u2064that have raised concerns about the \u200d80-year-old Biden&#8217;s ability to govern. \u2062Similarly, 56% expressed their opposition to Trump seeking office once more.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\">Click here<\/a> to read more from \u2064The Washington Examiner.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump are neck and neck in a potential rematch for the White House, reveals a recent Economist\/YouGov poll. With next year&#8217;s elections looming, the survey indicates that 44% of voters favor Biden, while 43% support Trump.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2030480,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[538],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2030479","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-washington-examiner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2030479","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2030479"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2030479\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2030480"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2030479"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2030479"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2030479"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}