Several polls released this week put former US President Donald Trump ahead of current President Joe Biden in the presidential race in several key states, but the Republican’s lawsuits could change the results.
In the various polls released by American television stations and newspapers, Trump appears to be ahead of Biden by five out of six points swing states — states that traditionally allow voters to switch parties between elections — putting the Republican in a good position to win the 2024 presidential election if elected by his party.
The primaries to choose candidates from both parties begin at the end of this year, with Trump the best-positioned among Republican candidates and Biden the favorite for re-candidacy among Democrats.
Trump appears ahead in polls in the states of Nevada, Michigan, Georgia, Pennsylvania and Arizona, with Biden slightly ahead in the sixth of these swing statesWisconsin.
According to the New York Times/Siena College poll, the former Republican president dominates voting intentions in Nevada (52% vs. 41% for Joe Biden), Georgia (49%/43%), Arizona (49%/44%), Michigan (48%/43%) and Pennsylvania (48%/44%), while Biden would win Wisconsin (47%/45%).
The poll was conducted by telephone among 3,662 registered voters in six states between October 22 and November 3, and the results should be considered with a margin of error between 4.4 and 4.8 points, depending on the state.
The trend of the results is not in favor of the current North American president: 67% of respondents believe that the country is going in the wrong direction, 59% disapprove of the way Biden is playing his role (46% are strongly agree) and 71% agree. the idea that at 80 he is “too old to be an effective president”.
Joe Biden is losing ground, especially among young people, with only 41% of respondents aged 18 to 29 definitely or probably deciding to vote for the Democratic candidate, compared to 40% for Donald Trump.
Several analysts believe that the election results in these states could be decisive in choosing the next US president, given their volatile voting behavior.
The results of these polls caused unrest within the Democratic Party, especially due to the fact that many respondents cited the age of Joe Biden, who will begin a possible second term at the age of 80, to express their opposition to accepting the decisive to justify the president. -candidacy.
Democrats with state victories
CNN asked voters in Ohio on Tuesday to also give their opinion on the two likely rival candidates for the 2024 presidential elections. Only a quarter of those polled think Joe Biden should run again, while a third think so for Donald Trump.
However, the same polls also showed that many voters admit they would change their declaration of intent to vote for Trump if the former president were convicted in at least one of the legal proceedings in which he is involved.
Trump is responding in various courts to legal challenges of varying nature, ranging from matters related to the management of his companies to allegations of fraudulent attempts to change the results of the 2020 presidential election.
However, this week’s elections for state governments and parliaments also showed that the Democratic Party continues to enjoy strong popularity among voters, having scored important victories in Republican Party strongholds.
Equally relevant was the defeat of several gubernatorial candidates directly supported by Donald Trump, with Republican leaders accusing the former president of being a bad electoral influence because of his more radical speech.
The campaign for this week’s elections has been very focused on the issue of access to abortion – which became the responsibility of state governments, following a recent decision by the US Supreme Court – where the Democratic Party’s more liberal positions appear to be more successful. have been welcomed by the voters.
In Ohio, a Republican-controlled state where former President Donald Trump easily won twice, voters on Tuesday approved the inclusion of abortion rights in the state constitution.
Andy Beshear, the Democratic governor of Kentucky, was re-elected on a campaign in defense of abortion rights against a Republican candidate supported by Donald Trump.
In Virginia, Democrats secured control of the local legislature, an insult to Republican Governor Glenn Youngkin, considered a future presidential candidate who was trying to rally voters around a bill restricting abortion rights.
Several White House representatives took advantage of election night results to devalue the polls.
“Voting is better than worrying,” White House communications director Ben LaBolt wrote on his personal social media.
Source: DN
