Former President Donald Trump has a head-to-head lead over President Joe Biden as the general election gets underway, according to an Ipsos/Reuters poll.
investigation Indicated In the general election, Trump led Biden by 6 points, with an approval rating of 40% and Biden's 34%. According to Reuters, these results are a positive for Trump, as the previous poll released in early January had Trump and Biden tied.
Moreover, the inclusion of third-party candidates did not affect President Trump's national lead, as he continued to lead Biden by 6 points even when Robert F. Kennedy Jr. was included. In this scenario, Trump would lead with 36% support, compared to 30% for Biden and 8% for Kennedy.
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The poll, which surveyed 1,250 U.S. adults, is consistent with a recently released Harvard-Harris University study that similarly showed Trump beating Biden by 7 percentage points (48% to 48%) in a head-to-head matchup. Biden was shown to have a lead (41%). This time, with the addition of Kennedy, Trump's lead widened by one point, with Biden at 41%, Biden at 33%, and Kennedy at 18%.
The addition of additional third-party candidates (independent Cornel West and Green Party candidate Jill Stein) further widened Trump's lead over Biden.
As Breitbart News reported:
However, if we completely expand the scope to include not only Mr. Kennedy but also independent candidate Cornel West and Green Party candidate Jill Stein, we find that Mr. Trump and Mr. Biden's approval rating is 42%, and Mr. Biden's approval rating is 31%. %, the difference expands to two digits. Mr. Kennedy follows with 15%, followed by Mr. West and Mr. Stein with 2% each.
Mr. Trump once again outperformed his competitors among independent voters, winning a plurality of support from certain groups, 41%.
The investigation comes after calls for former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley to drop out of the race so Republicans can unite behind one candidate and devote resources to defeating Biden in November. This was done in response to the growing trend.
Republican National Committee (RNC) Chairwoman Ronna McDaniel also urged Haley to withdraw from the race, stressing that she sees no path forward for Haley.
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“I think she ran a great campaign. The message from voters is clear. We need to unite around the eventual nominee, Donald Trump. We need to make sure Joe Biden We need to defeat it. There are 10 months until the November election,” she said.
“All Republicans need to agree that Joe Biden is a threat to our country. If we don't come together and come together to defeat him, we won't succeed in 10 months. The Senate, the House and the White House are at stake. I hope she shows remorse,” McDaniel said of Haley. “I think Donald Trump will be the candidate.”
