a minute agoBiden or Trump: Here's what the latest poll says.
Periskopi(2 years ago)
(2 years ago)At a time when it seems that President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump will again face the ballot boxes in this year's elections, a recent survey indicating Mr. Biden has expanded their superiority to Mr. Trump. According to the Quinnipiac University poll, whose results were published on Wednesday, the president [...]
At a time when it seems that President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump will again face the ballot boxes in this year's elections, a recent survey indicating Mr. Biden has expanded their superiority to Mr. Trump.
According to the Quinnipiac University survey whose results were published on Wednesday, Democrat President Biden enjoys 50 percent support, 6 percent more than Republican Trump by 44 percent. It is a significant change from the previous poll by Quinnipiac University on December 20, 2023, where the results for the two candidates were so close that it could not be determined who would win if elections were held at that point.
In that survey, President Biden enjoyed 47 percent support and former President Trump 46 percent. In the latest survey, 96 percent of Democrats and 52 percent of independents support Biden, while 91 percent of Republicans and 40 percent of independents support Trump.
Meanwhile, the gender gap is expanding. 58 percent of women surveyed support Mr. Biden, and 36 percent support Trump. In December, the difference was narrower - 53 - 41 percent. Among the men surveyed, 53 percent support Mr. Trump and 42 percent, Mr. Biden, an almost equal outcome of December 51 percent.
Meanwhile, according to another poll, boosting optimism about the economy has been modest and is not translated into greater support for President Beden, though he and his team are increasingly emphasising on improving the economic situation in the country.
According to the recent survey released today by the Associated Press news agency and the NORC Centre for Public Affairs Research, 35% of U.S. adults think the country's economic situation is good, compared to 30% thinking so at the end of last year and 24% a year earlier.65% of respondents think the economy is weak, however, this figure represents an improvement from a year ago, when 76% thought so.
Voter confidence in the economy could be a key factor in this year's presidential elections. Recent data on the economy shows that growth accelerated last year, even though inflation was closer to the 2% target set by the Federal Reserve, despite warnings from a number of economists and academics that efforts to curb inflation would cause recession. President Biden and his advisers are increasingly focusing on positive news about the economy at a time when consumers are returning to confidence.
Beden is also emphasising on the contrast between him and former President Donald Trump. Mr. Trump's supporters remember his mandate with pride for the prosperity of the economy, but his mandate was associated with loss of jobs because of the coronary pandemic. Signals for a stronger economy have not yet translated into greater support for President Beden. According to the new survey, support for his work is 38%, almost the same level of almost the last two years. Americans continue to look at the economy through political lens, which means increasing support for Biden in this direction will be limited, even if the economy continues to improve as last year.
