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Trump leads Biden in Georgia poll amid Dem’s ‘dismal’ numbers with independents

Former President Trump leads President Biden in a likely head-to-head contest among Georgia voters, according to a new poll.

The Republican challenger holds a 45% to 37% lead over his successor, according to a poll released by the Atlanta Journal-Constitution (AJC). Just 7% of Georgia voters have no intention of supporting either candidate, 6% say they don't know who they will ultimately support, and 6% say they will not vote.

The poll shows Trump won 51% of the vote in the Iowa caucuses and won the first 20 delegates in the race for the Republican nomination, along with Ron DeSantis, Nikki Haley and Vivek Ramaswamy. , the day after Asa and other Republicans led the vote. Hutchinson.

AJC's Greg Bluestein and Michelle Baruchman say Biden is lagging behind Trump, due in part to historically low approval ratings and “dismal” support among independent voters. writes. Only 37% approved of the job he was doing in the White House.

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Former President Trump (left) leads President Biden in a possible head-to-head contest among Georgia voters. (Photo: James Devaney/GC Images | Photo: Alex Wong/Getty Images)

As the Republican primaries officially begin, Trump's support has grown in recent months, while Biden's support continues to slump in a situation that helped determine the outcome of the 2020 race.

Nearly three-quarters of registered voters believe the U.S. is on the “wrong path,” making them the most disapproval of Biden taking over.

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Former President Trump told Americans on Monday after winning the Iowa caucuses that “it's time for our country to come together” as a potential Republican challenger to President Biden in the November election. solidified its position. (Jim Watson/AFP via Getty Images)

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In the latest AJC poll, about 62% of registered voters disapproved of the president's performance. Biden did only slightly better among independents, with a majority (54%) still disapproving of his performance.

By contrast, these same registered voters support Republican Gov. Brian Kemp.

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Georgia Governor Brian Kemp speaks at an evening campaign rally in Atlanta, Tuesday, November 8, 2022. (Ilya Nouberge/Bloomberg via Getty Images)

“About 57% of Georgia voters approve of his job performance, down slightly from this time last year. He has high ratings among Republicans (74%) and independents (52%).” And surprisingly, about 40% of Democrats approve, and 40% of black voters view him positively,'' AFC Politics reported. .

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Mr. Trump's current 8-point lead is because he and Mr. Biden were virtually tied in the same poll conducted in November. At that time, Trump's approval rating was 45% and Biden's 44%.

In 2020, Biden narrowly defeated Trump in Georgia by less than 12,000 votes. This result was the opposite of the 2016 presidential election, when Trump won the state over Hillary Clinton.

The AJC poll was conducted by the University of Georgia's School of Public and International Affairs between January 3 and 11 among 1,007 registered voters. The margin of error is 3.1 percentage points.

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