{"id":2270479,"date":"2024-06-18T12:38:02","date_gmt":"2024-06-18T16:38:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/deciding-voters-leaning-toward-trump-but-differ-on-policy-poll\/"},"modified":"2024-06-18T12:42:05","modified_gmt":"2024-06-18T16:42:05","slug":"deciding-voters-leaning-toward-trump-but-differ-on-policy-poll","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/deciding-voters-leaning-toward-trump-but-differ-on-policy-poll\/","title":{"rendered":"Poll shows undecided voters favor Trump, split on policies"},"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\">18<\/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%2Fdeciding-voters-leaning-toward-trump-but-differ-on-policy-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=2270479&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--><p>In the upcoming November election, with over 100 million voters expected, the outcome may hinge on a small but crucial segment\u2064 of the electorate known as &#8220;deciders.&#8221; According to a Washington Post-Schar School poll, these are voters who either participated in only one of the last two presidential\u200b elections, are between \u200dthe ages of 18 \u2062and 25,\u2064 have \u2062registered since \u200c2022, are unsure \u200babout their \u200bchoice for this election, or have changed their candidate preference\u200b between the 2016 and \u20642020 elections. Particularly, this group is\u200b leaning \u2062towards Donald Trump over Joe Biden. <\/p>\n<p>The survey, which focused on\u2063 critical \u2064states like Arizona,\u2062 Georgia, Michigan, Nevada, Pennsylvania,\u200c and Wisconsin, found these \u2062deciders largely dissatisfied\u200c with both presidential candidates, with\u2064 72%\u2062 expressing dissatisfaction.\u2062 Moreover, while a \u200bmajority disapproved of both Biden \u2062and Trump,\u200b Trump was viewed slightly more favorably \u200ccompared \u200bto Biden.<\/p>\n<p>Interestingly, while \u200bthe deciders lean towards Trump,\u200c their\u200d stances \u2062on key issues like immigration and abortion\u200b don&#8217;t align with Trump&#8217;s policies. For instance, a majority supports offering illegal\u200b immigrants a\u2063 path to legal status and \u200dopposes \u2062the Supreme Court&#8217;s 2022 \u200canti-abortion decision in Dobbs v. Jackson\u200b Women\u2019s Health \u2063Organization. This indicates \u2062a complex \u200belectoral dynamic where voters&#8217; candidate preferences \u2064do not necessarily align with their policy views.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Of the more than 100 million ballots expected to be cast in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/2024-elections\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"November election,\">November election,<\/a> a small group of deciding voters will send either President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/joe-biden\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Joe Biden\">Joe Biden<\/a> or former President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Joe Biden\">Donald Trump<\/a> to another term in the White House \u2014 and a new poll indicates these voters are leaning toward Trump.<\/p>\n<p>A <em>Washington Post<\/em>-Schar School of Policy and Government at George Mason University <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/politics\/2024\/06\/17\/deciders-2024-election-poll\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"poll\">poll<\/a> sought to examine the \u201cdeciders\u201d in the election, which the newspaper believes will make or break the election for either candidate. The deciders surveyed include those who either voted in only one of the past two presidential elections, are ages 18 through 25, have registered to vote since 2022, are not definitely planning for either candidate this year, and\/or have switched candidates between 2016 and 2020, according to the outlet.<\/p>\n<p>The survey looked at the \u201cdeciders\u201d and non-deciders in Arizona, Georgia, Michigan, Nevada, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin, with several key differences between the two groups of voters.<\/p>\n<p>When asked if they were satisfied with the presidential candidates this year, the deciders overwhelmingly said they were either not too satisfied or not at all satisfied with the options (72%), compared to only 28% who said they were very or fairly satisfied with the candidates. Among the non-deciders, 58% said they were very or fairly satisfied, compared to only 42% who said they were not.<\/p>\n<figure><figcaption>Republican presidential candidate former President Donald Trump speaks with reporters at the National Republican Senatorial Committee on June 13, 2024, in Washington. (AP Photo\/Evan Vucci)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>When asked whether they approved of Biden or Trump, a majority of deciders disapproved of both men, but Trump\u2019s figures were significantly better than Biden\u2019s. Deciders in the survey disapproved of Trump (53%-47%), while they disapproved of Biden (66%-34%).<\/p>\n<p>Other polls have shown that while neither are favored by a majority of adults, Trump typically is viewed slightly more favorably. The <em>RealClearPolitics<\/em> polling average shows that among adults and voters, Trump <a href=\"https:\/\/www.realclearpolling.com\/polls\/favorability\/donald-trump\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"has\">has<\/a> a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/poll-nancy-pelosi-most-unpopular-democrat-politician\/\" title=\"Poll: Nancy Pelosi Most Unpopular Democrat Politician\u00a0\">net unfavorable rating<\/a> of 11.1%, and Biden <a href=\"https:\/\/www.realclearpolling.com\/polls\/favorability\/joe-biden\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"has\">has<\/a> a net unfavorable rating of 14.5%.<\/p>\n<p>While the deciders and non-deciders diverge on several matters, when it comes to which candidate has support, they are fairly in-line.<\/p>\n<p>When the deciders were asked how likely they are to vote for Biden, 59% said they would probably or definitely not vote for him, compared to 38% who said they would definitely or probably vote for him. When the same group was asked about Trump, 54% said they would probably or definitely not vote for the former president, and 44% said they would probably or definitely vote for Trump.<\/p>\n<p>Despite leaning more toward Trump, when asked about some key topics, the deciding voters did not line up with Trump\u2019s policies. On immigration, a majority think <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/its-happening-president-trump-issues-warning-swing-states-that-found-massive-voter-fraud-which-is-all-of-them-cannot-legally-certify-these-votes\/\" title=\"IT\u2019S HAPPENING: President Trump Issues Warning \u2013 Swing States that Found MASSIVE VOTER FRAUD, which is all of them, CANNOT LEGALLY CERTIFY these votes\">illegal immigrants<\/a> should be offered a chance to apply for legal status (63%) rather than be deported (36%), and on abortion, 72% opposed the Supreme Court\u2019s 2022 decision in <em>Dobbs v. Jackson Women\u2019s Health Organization,<\/em> compared to only 28% who support it.<\/p>\n<p>Recent findings have indicated that a majority of voters favor the mass deportation of illegal immigrants in contrast to this poll, with a CBS News-YouGov <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/poll-trump-biden-neck-and-neck-06-09-2024\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"poll\">survey<\/a> released earlier this month showing that 62% of voters favor the mass deportation of illegal immigrants.<\/p>\n<p>One topic where the deciders and Trump are in line is with the economy, with 73% of them rating the country\u2019s economy negatively and 63% rating the economy in their area negatively. The economy is also the top issue for the group.<\/p>\n<p>Trump won the White House in 2016 off of swing voters, who then swung for Biden in 2020 but appear to be open to considering the former president again in 2024, according to other surveys alongside the <em>Washington Post<\/em> poll.<\/p>\n<figure><figcaption>President Joe Biden speaks to Everytown for Gun Safety Action Fund\u2019s \u201cGun Sense University\u201d at the Washington Hilton on June 11, 2024, in Washington. (AP Photo\/Mark Schiefelbein)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>During most of the 2020 campaign, Trump trailed in the national polls and in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-more-votes-than-voters-in-key-swing-states\/\" title=\"Trump: More Votes Than Voters in Key Swing States\">key swing states<\/a> he would go on to lose, but with this year\u2019s campaign, he is leading in most polls both nationally and in swing states.<\/p>\n<p>The <em>RealClearPolitics<\/em> polling average shows Trump leading Biden nationally, 45.8%-45%, while in the average for the battleground states of Arizona, Georgia, Nevada, Michigan, Wisconsin, Pennsylvania, and North Carolina, Trump also holds leads of varying margins. <\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">CLICK HERE TO READ MORE FROM THE WASHINGTON EXAMINER<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>His smallest aggregate lead in those key states is a 0.1-percentage-point advantage in Wisconsin, while his largest lead is in Nevada and North Carolina, where he holds a 5.3-point lead over Biden.<\/p>\n<p>Trump is set to campaign in Racine, Wisconsin, on Tuesday. Next week, the first debate between Trump and Biden will be aired by CNN from Atlanta.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Over 100 million ballots are projected for the November election, with a crucial subset potentially determining whether President Joe Biden or former President Donald Trump returns to the White House. 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