If the 2024 presidential election were officially contested, more Americans believe former President Donald Trump would win than President Joe Biden, according to a new poll. Became. economist/YouGov found.
investigation Asked “Regardless of who you prefer, if Joe Biden is the Democratic candidate and Donald Trump is the Republican candidate, who do you think will win the presidential election?”
In a head-to-head contest, the two men are tied at 44% each, but more people actually think Trump will win. Forty-five percent said they believed Trump would win, compared to 34% who expressed similar confidence in Biden. One in five said he was, and 21% were still unsure.
Mr. Trump maintains an advantage among registered voters, especially regarding Mr. Biden, with 37% saying they think Mr. Trump will win, compared to 44% who think Mr. Trump will win. Republicans are more confident that Trump will win than Democrats are confident that Biden will win, at 84% and 73%, respectively.
Independents were the most confident that Mr. Trump would come out on top, with 45% for Mr. Biden and 21% for Mr. Biden, a 24-point difference. Notably, independents also side with Trump in the head-to-head contest, giving him an 18-point advantage.
The survey, conducted among 1,671 Americans between February 11 and 13, 2024, comes as more questions surface about what many believe about Biden’s deteriorating mental health. I was disappointed. Concerns were fueled by the damning report released by Special Counsel Robert Hur. The report found, citing several examples, that Biden had intentionally kept classified material, essentially concluding that he was too mentally weak to prosecute.
“We also believe that at trial Mr. Biden will likely appear before the jury as a sympathetic, well-meaning, elderly man with a poor memory, just as he was when we interviewed him.” the report states. part. “Based on our direct interactions with and observations of him, he is someone that many jurors would want to clear reasonable doubt to.”
He added: “It would be difficult to convince a jury to convict a former president, already in his 80s, on serious felonies that require intentional insanity.”
The report also said Biden could not remember when he was vice president or when his son Beau died.
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former president donald trump answered These reports came from a rally in Conway, South Carolina, this month.
“The special counsel’s report seeks to free Mr. Biden by arguing that he is too mentally incompetent to convict him at trial,” Trump said.
“I’m not accusing him of a crime, but I’m fine with him being commander in chief. Think about that,” he exclaimed, adding: “But we know Joe Biden has always been too mentally incompetent.”
