In a major boost for Donald Trump, a new CNN poll has found the former President has the upper hand over President Joe Biden in two critical battleground states – Michigan and Georgia.
As per ANI report, The poll conducted by SSRS has also found that the broad majorities in the two states have negative views of Biden’s job performance, policy positions and sharpness.
In Georgia — a state Biden carried by a very narrow margin in 2020 — registered voters say they prefer Trump (49 per cent) over Biden (44 per cent) for the presidency in a two-way hypothetical matchup.
In Michigan — which Biden won by a wider margin — Trump has 50 per cent support to Biden’s 40 per cent, while 10 per cent said they wouldn’t support either candidate even after being asked which way they lean.
In both Michigan and Georgia, the share of voters who say they wouldn’t support either candidate is at least as large as the margin between Biden and Trump.
According to CNN, the two most recent occupants of the White House appear to be the most likely nominees for their respective parties in next year’s presidential election, with Biden’s primary challengers largely lacking traction in polling on Democrats’ preferences, and Trump well ahead of his GOP rivals in nearly all polling – including these surveys – on the nomination race.
Trump’s margin over Biden in the hypothetical matchup is significantly boosted by support from voters who say they did not cast a ballot in 2020, with these voters breaking in Trump’s favour by 26 points in Georgia and 40 points in Michigan.
Among the 2020 voters, they say choosing Biden over Trump in that election, but as of now, they tilt in Trump’s favour for 2024 in both states, with Biden holding on to fewer of his 2020 backers than Trump.
