A post-debate poll released Friday showed former President Donald Trump leading Vice President Kamala Harris over President Joe Biden, sparking talk within the Democratic Party of Harris replacing Biden as the top 2024 Democratic presidential candidate.
Polls show Trump leading Harris by 7 percentage points in the general election.
🇺🇲 2024 General Election: translation: | Forbes
Trump: 49% (+7)
Harris: 42%
⬜ Undecided: 9%With tilt
Trump: 53% (+6)
Harris: 47%
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Trump: 43% (+5)
Harris: 38%
RFK Jr.: 16%
Stein: 2%
West: 2%
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#161 (1.6/3.0) | June 28-30 | 1,500 RVhttps://t.co/Yr9WlaBxaE https://t.co/cAOhLTvov2 pic.twitter.com/48ioIOFyQo— Interactive Polls (@IAPolls2022) July 5, 2024
The same poll shows Trump leading Biden by 4 percentage points.
🇺🇲 2024 General Election: translation: | Forbes
Trump: 47% [+4]
Biden: 43% [+1]
⬜ Undecided: 10% [-5]With tilt
Trump: 52% [+1]
Biden: 48% [-1]
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Trump: 42% [-1]
Biden: 37% [-4]
RFK Jr.: 16% [+2]
Stein: 3%
West: 2%[+/- change vs May 31]
#161 (1.6/3.0) | June… pic.twitter.com/QymbQuEwrc
— Interactive Polls (@IAPolls2022) July 5, 2024
The poll was conducted by HarrisX among 1,500 registered voters from June 28-30, 2024, and has a margin of error of plus or minus 2.5 percentage points.
Since Biden’s dismal performance in the presidential debates, Democratic lawmakers, staffers, strategists and donors have been discussing who might replace him and how.
According to Reuters, Awareness is growing Harris would be the easiest choice, as she could easily take over the funding raised by the Biden-Harris campaign and also inherit the campaign infrastructure.
Some see her as giving up the black woman to another candidate, but that may not be so easily accepted by the Democratic base. At the same time, her performance as vice president has been disappointing, and she Somewhat popular More than Biden.
ABC News 538 Analysis Said Still, Biden would likely fare better than she would in an election against Trump.
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