A new poll shows former President Donald Trump holding a clear lead over President Biden in four of the seven battleground states likely to decide the 2024 election, with the incumbent trailing by a narrow margin in two others. exceeds.
of Bloomberg News/Morning Consult swing state poll Trump beats Biden by 7 points in Arizona (49%-42%), 6 points in Georgia (49%-43%), 8 points in Nevada (51%-43%) and 8 points in North Carolina (51%). ) showed a 10 point lead. %-41%).
The 77-year-old Republican also held a 4-point lead over his Democratic rival in Wisconsin (48% to 44%), which was within the poll’s margin of error.
In Biden’s home state of Pennsylvania, Trump led the president by 1 point (47% to 46%), but in Michigan (47% to 45%), the president led Trump by 2 points.
Trump led Biden by 49% to 43% across the seven states surveyed.
Trump’s approval rating, including third-party candidates, was 45% and Biden’s 40%, compared with 7% for independent candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Independent Cornel West and Green Party candidate Jill Stein each received 1% of the vote.
Mr. Biden won six of the seven states polled four years ago, leaving only North Carolina with Mr. Trump.
With nearly six months until Election Day, voters in battleground states say the economy is the most important issue, with 82% saying the economy will be “very important” in deciding who to vote for, and 34% saying the economy will be “very important” in deciding who to vote for. said the economy would be the most important issue. .
Immigration came in second place with 15% saying it was the biggest issue, followed by abortion and democracy, tied for third with 9% each.
Seven in 10 respondents said they see the U.S. economy heading in the “wrong direction,” and 57% said the same about their state’s economy.
Biden’s poor poll numbers come despite his campaign spending $30 million in ad buys and campaign suspensions in key battleground states in the month after the March 7 State of the Union address. was. The Democratic Party has named this “Action Month.”
The president’s campaign is emphasizing Biden’s record on abortion and drawing contrasts between him and Trump on the economy and the direction of the country.
Many voters are dissatisfied with their choices, and both Mr. Trump and Mr. Biden’s favorability ratings are disastrous.
In seven battleground states, 44% have a “very unfavorable” view of both major party candidates, an additional 12% have a “somewhat unfavorable” view of Biden, and an additional 9% have a “slightly unfavorable” view of Mr. Trump. He answered that the same was true.
Just over half of respondents (52%) think life in America is “better” under the 45th president, and 51% say their personal financial situation has also gotten better under Trump.
Social Security was also an important issue for registered voters surveyed in the poll. 77% of voters said they liked the idea of introducing a wealth tax to increase entitlement funding.
By 6 percentage points (45% to 39%), more voters say they can trust Biden to handle Social Security and Medicare.
“Americans are realizing that if they want to make gas cheap again and keep more money in their pockets, they have to vote for Trump,” campaign national spokeswoman Caroline Leavitt said in a post. told the paper. “Joe Biden’s economic policies are taking money away from thousands of Americans every month, but Biden has stepped up his game and vowed to sign the largest tax increase in U.S. history if given four more years in the White House.” are doing.”
The Biden campaign did not respond to requests for comment.
The Bloomberg News/Morning Consult poll has a sample size of 4,969 registered voters in seven battleground states: 801 in Arizona, 802 in Georgia, 708 in Michigan, 450 in Nevada, and 703 in North Carolina. 803 people in Pennsylvania and 702 people in Wisconsin. .
The poll was conducted online from April 8 to 15 and had a margin of error of 1 percentage point across battleground states. 3 percentage points in Arizona, Georgia and Pennsylvania; It was 4 percentage points in Michigan, North Carolina and Wisconsin, and 5 percentage points in Nevada.
