Trump leads in voting intentions for the 2024 US election.
Biden's low approval ratings and lukewarm enthusiasm surrounding his campaign are factors working in Trump's favor.
RT - Former US President Donald Trump is leading President Joe Biden by four points in a new poll, with Biden's approval rating falling to a new low. Amid a growing field of potential Republican rivals, Trump is by far the favorite to receive his party's nomination.
Published on Sunday, the Washington Post/ABC News poll shows that Biden's approval rating has fallen to 36%, down from 42% in February. Low ratings have plagued Biden throughout his term so far, but 36% is the lowest result in any Post/ABC poll to date.
Biden's announcement last month that he will seek a second term in 2024 appears to have done little to generate enthusiasm among his voters. Registered Democrats are evenly split (47% to 47%) on whether the party should nominate Biden or "someone other than Biden" in 2024, while 77% of independents who lean Democratic want to see the 80-year-old incumbent replaced at the helm of the party.
Biden's low approval ratings and lukewarm enthusiasm surrounding his campaign are factors working in Trump's favor. When asked who they would vote for in 2024, 44% of American adults said they would "definitely" or "probably" vote for Trump, while 38% said they would "definitely" or "probably" support Biden; 18% were undecided.
Trump, who announced his campaign in November, is by far the frontrunner for the Republican nomination; 51% of Republicans surveyed said they would like to see Trump take the seat, while 25% favored Florida Governor Ron DeSantis, who has not yet formally entered the race. The remaining candidates – a list that includes former Vice President Mike Pence and former South Carolina Governor Nikki Haley – garnered between 1% and 6%.
According to the poll, 54% of voters think Trump has done a better job handling the U.S. economy than Biden, while 36% think Biden has performed better during his presidency so far. Although the U.S. inflation rate has fallen from its four-decade high of 9,1% last June, it remains higher than at any point between the 1980s and 2022, and gasoline is still almost twice as expensive as it was during the Trump administration.
Biden's mental and physical health are also weak points. According to the Post/ABC poll, 63% of voters believe Biden lacks the mental acuity to serve as president, while 62% believe he is in very poor physical condition to serve effectively. Doubts about Biden's physical fitness have grown throughout his presidency, as video after video shows the president stumbling during speeches, falling, and appearing visibly confused at meetings and events.
The research highlighted ongoing criminal trials and investigations as potential obstacles for Trump, with the majority saying he should face charges for declaring the 2020 election fraudulent, manipulating classified documents, and his role in encouraging the January 6, 2021, Capitol Hill riot.