According to the latest polls, former President Trump has a narrow lead over President Biden in the likely 2024 general election matchup among Michigan voters.
A Fox News poll released Wednesday shows Mr. Trump leading Mr. Biden by 2 points (47% to 45%) in a hypothetical rematch.
When respondents were asked to choose from a large number of candidates, including third-party candidates Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and Cornel West, and Green Party candidate Jill Stein, Trump’s lead increased. spreads further.
When presented with five candidates, 42% of respondents said they would vote for or lean toward Trump, and 37% said the same about Biden. According to the poll, Mr. Kennedy won 11%, Mr. Stein 3% and Mr. West 2%.
The study also revealed new insights about the electorate in key battleground states that Trump won in 2016 and Biden won in 2020.
The poll, conducted just days after the release of Special Counsel Robert Hur’s damning report on Biden’s retention of classified documents after leaving office as vice president, asked respondents, We also asked, “How likely is it that an issue with your health will negatively impact you?” Let’s think again about supporting him. ”
Nearly two-thirds (64%) said it was either not very likely (23%) or not at all (41%). Similarly, 76% of those who voted for President Trump said it was unlikely that his legal troubles (91 criminal charges in four separate indictments, plus numerous civil lawsuits) would cause them to reconsider. 16% said no, or not at all (60%). In November, he supported the former president.
Biden allies are increasingly concerned about the Great Lakes state, home to a large Arab-American community where opposition to Biden’s support for Israel is growing amid the ongoing war with the Palestinian militant group Hamas. .
The Hill/Decision Desk’s average poll of virtual showdowns in Michigan has Mr. Trump leading Mr. Biden by 3.5 percentage points, 45.7% to 42.2%.
The Fox News poll was conducted Feb. 8-12 among 1,106 registered voters in Michigan and has a margin of error of plus or minus 3 percentage points.
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