A new poll shows that Republican front-runner, former President Trump, has an approval rating of more than 50% and is leading President Biden on two of voters’ most important issues.
The USA Today/Suffolk University poll was conducted among 1,000 registered voters between June 28-30 after Biden’s stalling and stumbling debates with Trump shocked Democrats. Fifty-one percent of respondents said they approved of Trump’s job performance as president from 2017 to 2021, while 41% said they approved of Biden’s current job performance.
On the economy and immigration, key issues in the 2024 presidential election, he said more voters believe Trump would do a better job than Biden.
The poll found that 53% of registered voters trust Trump to handle immigration issues, while 40% say they have confidence in Biden.
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Former President Donald Trump is leading President Biden 41% to 38% in a recent USA Today/Suffolk University poll. (Getty Images)
Respondents also said they thought Trump was more competent than Biden when it came to national security, 52% to 42%, and when it came to negotiating with China, 51% to 41%.
Of the six major issues asked in the poll, Biden outperformed Trump on only two: race relations and health care. The poll found that 51% of registered voters think Biden is the better candidate to deal with race relations, compared with 41% who said the same about Trump. On health care, Biden beat Trump 50% to 40%.
President Biden speaks during a campaign rally at Sherman Middle School on Friday, July 5, 2024, in Madison, Wisconsin. (AP Photo/Molly Gash)
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Trump is leading Biden overall, 41% to 38%, a 3-point increase in the Republican’s approval rating since USA Today’s last poll in May, which is within the poll’s 3.1% margin of error.
The poll found that about 60% of respondents believed Trump was someone who “can get things done”, while just 44% said the same about Biden.
Former President Donald Trump speaks at a rally at Greenbriar Farm in Chesapeake, Virginia, on June 28, 2024. (Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)
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According to the poll, the economy/inflation is the most important issue for 35% of registered voters. Second most important is threats to democracy, at 21%. Immigration came in third with 19%.
