{"id":2291837,"date":"2024-07-10T11:10:01","date_gmt":"2024-07-10T15:10:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-loses-independents-but-not-to-trump-poll-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-07-10T11:14:05","modified_gmt":"2024-07-10T15:14:05","slug":"biden-loses-independents-but-not-to-trump-poll-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-loses-independents-but-not-to-trump-poll-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Biden loses independents, but not to Trump: Poll &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/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%2Fbiden-loses-independents-but-not-to-trump-poll-washington-examiner%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=2291837&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>President Joe Biden \u2064is\u2064 losing\u2064 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/bidens-one-hundred-days-of-hubris\/\" title=\"Biden\u2019s One Hundred Days of Hubris\">independent voters<\/a> rapidly, according to a recent poll average, but they are not shifting their \u200bsupport to former \u200bPresident \u200cDonald Trump. The\u200b Cook Political Report survey showed Trump leading Biden among independents, \u200bwith no increase in \u200dsupport for \u200cTrump. This indicates that independents may be choosing not to vote or are voting for third-party candidates. Biden&#8217;s \u200dloss in \u2063support\u200c seems to \u200bbe linked to his debate performance on June 27. \u2062The \u2062shift \u200bin \u2064polling between the two candidates is largely due to independent voters, who are considered \u200ba \u200b<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/poll-shows-desantiss-path-to-beating-trump-and-biden-in-2024-race\/\" title=\"Poll reveals DeSantis&#039;s potential victory over Trump and Biden in 2024.\">crucial voting group<\/a>. Dave Wasserman, \u2063a senior \u200beditor\u200c and elections analyst, noted that Biden&#8217;s post-debate dip is the biggest polling shift seen all year. Trump now has a clear advantage over Biden, \u2063according to the\u200d poll. Both candidates will be vying for the independent vote in \u2063the upcoming elections.  <\/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\"><br \/>\n<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\"><br \/>\n<?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><html><body><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><a class=\"tdb-logo-a\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" title=\"Washington Examiner\"><span class=\"tdb-logo-img-wrap\"><\/span><span class=\"tdb-logo-text-wrap\"><span class=\"tdb-logo-text-title\">Washington Examiner<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\">\n<div class=\"tdb-search-form-inner\"><input class=\"tdb-head-search-form-input\" placeholder=\" \" type=\"text\" value name=\"s\" autocomplete=\"off\"><button class=\"wpb_button wpb_btn-inverse btn tdb-head-search-form-btn\" title=\"Search\" type=\"submit\"><span>Search<\/span><\/button><\/div>\n<\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><a class=\"tdb-logo-a\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" title=\"Washington Examiner\"><span class=\"tdb-logo-img-wrap\"><\/span><span class=\"tdb-logo-text-wrap\"><span class=\"tdb-logo-text-title\">Washington Examiner<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Biden loses independents, but not to Trump: Poll<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-author-name-wrap\"><span class=\"tdb-author-by\">By<\/span> <a class=\"tdb-author-name\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/author\/rokeefe\/\">Ross O&#8217;Keefe<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><time class=\"entry-date updated td-module-date\" datetime=\"2024-07-10T11:00:03-04:00\">July 10, 2024 11:00 am<\/time><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1698881\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/joe-biden\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Joe Biden<\/a> is losing <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/independents\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>independent<\/a> voters rapidly, according to a recently updated <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cookpolitical.com\/survey-research\/cpr-national-polling-average\/2024\/CPR-National-Polling-Average-Intro?check_logged_in=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>polling<\/a> average, but they aren\u2019t flocking to former President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Donald Trump<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>A Cook Political Report survey showed Trump leading Biden independents 46% to 44% on June 27, and expanded his lead by July 10, where it showed him with a larger 46% to 40% lead. There is a 4% drop in independents favoring Biden, with no increase for Trump.<\/p>\n<p>That indicates independents could be choosing not to vote, or are instead voting for third-party candidates such as Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Biden\u2019s loss in support appears to emanate from his debate performance on June 27, which confirmed voters\u2019 age-related concerns of him.<\/p>\n<p>The polling shift between the two candidates, with Trump leading 47% to 44% among all voters, is \u201cdriven almost entirely by independent voters.\u201d Independent voters are considered a critical voting group and are generally more easily swayed than Republicans and Democrats. Both candidates will be fighting for the independent vote, and according to the poll, Biden is losing.<\/p>\n<p>Dave Wasserman, who wrote on the poll, said that \u201cBiden\u2019s post-debate dip represents the biggest polling shift we\u2019ve seen all year.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>On Tuesday, Wasserman, a senior editor and elections analyst for CPR, <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/Redistrict\/status\/1810788089729528068\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>said<\/a>, \u201cThe notion that the presidential is a Toss Up was a stretch even before the debate. Today, Trump has a clear advantage over Biden and a much more <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/imf-chief-global-economy-faces-biggest-test-since-wwii\/\" title=\"IMF Chief: Global Economy Faces Biggest Test Since WWII\">plausible path<\/a> to 270 Electoral votes.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Because of Trump\u2019s growing electoral advantage, Democrats have called for Biden to step down and make way for a new Democratic nominee. So far, Biden has resisted those calls, and it appears he may have weathered the worst of the storm as some Democrats have come out in favor of him.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title><strong>CLICK HERE TO READ MORE FROM THE WASHINGTON EXAMINER<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/report-democrats-worry-about-their-political-futures-as-bidens-approval-plunges\/\" title=\"Report: Democrats Worry About Their Political Futures As Biden\u2019s Approval Plunges\">polling average<\/a> also showed that Trump\u2019s support among Latino and black voters is growing, now at 41% and 21% respectively, and CPR says his current numbers are \u201cincompatible with any plausible Democratic victory scenario.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>CPR recently changed its rating for six different states, all moving in Trump\u2019s favor. Arizona, Georgia, and Nevada were all changed from toss-ups to lean <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/Republican\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Republican<\/a>, while Minnesota, New Hampshire, and Nebraska\u2019s 2nd District changed from likely Democrat to lean Democrat.<\/p>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1698881\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1698881\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><a class=\"tdb-logo-a\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" title=\"Washington Examiner\"><span class=\"tdb-logo-img-wrap\"><\/span><span class=\"tdb-logo-text-wrap\"><span class=\"tdb-logo-text-title\">Washington Examiner<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<p><\/body><\/html><\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A recent poll shows that President Joe Biden is losing support among independent voters, with former President Donald Trump gaining a lead among this group. The shift in support seems to be linked to Biden&#8217;s debate performance on June 27, which raised concerns about his age. Independent voters are seen as a crucial voting bloc, and both candidates will be vying for their support. Despite calls for Biden to step down and make way for a new Democratic nominee, he has resisted and some Democrats continue to support him. Trump&#8217;s growing support among Latino and black voters, as well as changes in ratings for several states in his favor, indicate a more favorable electoral outlook for him<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2291838,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Biden_Trump_election_77.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[3620,23324,3921,3634,32076],"class_list":["post-2291837","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-biden","tag-independents","tag-poll","tag-trump","tag-washington-examiner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Biden_Trump_election_77.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2291837","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=2291837"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2291837\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2291838"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2291837"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2291837"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2291837"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}