Former President Trump maintains a lead over President Biden in the key battleground state of Georgia, according to a new poll.
According to the Emerson College Poll/The Hill poll, Mr. Trump leads Mr. Biden by 4 points, 46% to 42%, with 12% undecided. That’s slightly smaller than the 6-point lead Trump had over Biden in the state in last month’s polls.
When undecided respondents were asked to choose a candidate, Trump still led Biden by 4 points, 52% to 48%.
If other third-party candidates are included, the former president’s lead expands to 6 points. Mr. Trump leads with 44%, followed by Mr. Biden with 37%, independent Robert F. Kennedy Jr. with 5%, independent Cornel West with 2% and Green Party candidate Jill Stein with 1%. It has become.
Emerson College polling executive director Spencer Kimball said in a release that Kennedy’s support comes primarily from 8% of voters under 40, 8% of independents, 6% of Democrats and 3% of Republicans. He said that
According to the poll, 30% of Biden supporters in the state are primarily motivated by dislike for Mr. Trump, while only 15% of Trump voters say they are primarily motivated by dislike for Mr. Biden. answered. 32% of Trump supporters said they chose him because he cares about certain issues.
The economy is the most important issue facing Georgia, with 32% saying so, followed by immigration at 14% and health care at 12%.
On immigration, Trump leads 54% to 46% when it comes to who Georgia voters trust will do a better job. It also led by a similar margin in its response to the war between Israel and Hamas.
Meanwhile, Biden led 56% to 44% on abortion access.
The poll was conducted between March 5th and 7th among 1,000 registered voters. The confidence interval was 3 points.
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