As former President Donald Trump seeks to retake the White House in November, he needs to make sure he retakes North Carolina, a state he narrowly handed over to President Biden four years ago.
The latest Quinnipiac University poll shows Trump with a slight lead over Biden in key Southeast battleground states.
President Trump gains support In a rematch of the 2024 election, 48% of registered voters surveyed support Biden, with a two-point lead at 46%.
The poll, conducted April 4-8 and released Wednesday, found Democrats overwhelmingly backing Biden (95% to 2%), with Republicans backing Trump by a similar narrow margin ( (94% to 3%), and the former president’s approval rating was 49%. Among independents, he leads the White House successor by 41%.
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Former President Trump (left) and President Biden. (Getty Images)
Trump would also have an advantage over Biden if the matchup were expanded to include independent candidates and third-party candidates. The poll shows Trump’s approval rating at 41%, Biden at 38%, independent Robert F. Kennedy Jr. at 12%, and Green Party candidate Jill Stein and independent Cornel West at 3% each. It becomes.
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A Quinnipiac University release emphasized that “the lead is within the margin of error and there is no clear leader in either matchup.”
President Biden looks on during a visit to the Chavis Community Center on March 26, 2024 in Raleigh, North Carolina. (Reuters/Elizabeth Franz)
Biden is aiming to flip North Carolina in November, and he stopped by the state late last month to emphasize that he has “served the South.” This was his second visit to the state this year.
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Polls suggest the presidential race for North Carolina’s 16 electoral votes remains close, but Democratic Attorney General Josh Stein faces Republican Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson in the gubernatorial race. This shows that the difference between the two countries remains 8 points (52% vs. 44%). .
North Carolina Republican Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson (left) joins former President Trump on stage during a rally at the 95-year-old The Farm on April 9, 2022 in Selma, North Carolina. (Photo by Alison Joyce/Getty Images)
North Carolina and New Hampshire are considered the only competitive gubernatorial races this year among the 11 states holding contests.
of Quinnipiac University Poll The survey of 1,401 registered voters in North Carolina had a margin of error of 2.6 percentage points.
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