Former President Donald Trump and President Joe Biden are in a “dead heat” for the nation’s popular vote. The Washington PostThat’s according to an ABC News/Ipsos poll released Thursday.
poll Asked When voters were asked, “If the 2024 presidential election were held today, who would you vote for? Who would you support?” both Trump and Biden received 46% support.
These results are almost mirror An April ABC News/Ipsos poll found that 46 percent of registered voters supported Trump by 2 points, compared with 44 percent for Biden. Eight percent answered “someone else” and 1 percent omitted the question.
The same poll also found that a majority of Democrats want Biden to step down as a candidate after his disastrous performance in the debates, in which he not only spoke incoherently but also made a string of false claims.
What was that? After a week of rest and preparation, Biden coughs, stumbles and rambles his way through debate
Courtesy of CNN Presidential Debate
As Breitbart News’ Hannah Knudsen reported, “The overall survey found Two-thirds of Americans, 67 percent, believe Biden should step down as his party’s presumptive nominee… and What’s Included “The vast majority of Joe Biden’s own supporters.”
Democrats in Congress have called on Biden to drop out of the race, arguing the stakes are too high to risk losing to Trump. The most recent to drop out was Rep. Brad Schneider (D-Ill.), who said Thursday:
We face a stark choice: either we patiently weather this election and pray that we can successfully defend our democracy, or we enthusiastically embrace a vibrant vision for the future that builds on the incredible foundation President Biden has laid for our country over the past four years. I choose the latter.
The poll was conducted among 2,431 U.S. adults from July 5 to July 9, 2024. The margin of error is plus or minus 2 percentage points.
