CNN senior data reporter Harry Enten said Thursday that President Joe Biden's chances of being re-elected may depend on voters hating both Biden and former President Donald Trump.
new Quinnipiac University Enten said polls show Biden leading Trump by 6 points, the largest lead in national polls in more than a year. Former South Carolina governor and presidential candidate Nikki Haley beat Biden in the general election, but still trailed Trump in the primary. The poll also found that democracy was the top issue for voters, followed by the economy and immigration.
“So is he becoming even more popular? Why, why are the numbers changing?” asked CNN's Phil Mattingly.
“Why have the numbers changed? Phil, this is something I've talked about many times. Favorable views of Biden or Trump — Who has a favorable view of Joe Biden? , only 40% of registered voters. Only 37% have a favorable view of Donald Trump,” Enten explained. “What we're looking at is that 24% have an unfavorable view of neither Donald Trump nor Joe Biden, but what are these voters doing? is an important bloc that I continue to focus on in poll after poll: the choice of voters who don't like either Biden or Trump — Joe Biden leads by 13 points.”
“If these numbers hold up, Joe Biden will be reelected. Of course, that depends on the polls,” Enten continued.
“So, is there a good chance that the person who gets that number will become President of the United States?” Mattingly asked.
“That's right,” Enten said. (Related: CNN data reporter Harry Enten says key Democratic demographic trends are “leaning toward Donald Trump.'')
Biden's lead is in stark contrast to where it was on December 20, 2023. poll In this election, Biden received 47% support and Trump 46%, making the outcome of the general election “too close to call.”
According to a Quinnipiac University poll, support for Mr. Biden among female voters is also increasing, with women's support for Mr. Trump at 58% to 36%, up from 53% to 41% in December.
While Biden leads Trump among independent voters, Haley leads Biden by 53% to 37% in this field.
The poll was conducted from January 25th to January 29th among 1,650 self-identified registered voters nationwide, and had a margin of error of plus or minus 2.4 percentage points.
But Trump leads Biden on the economy and immigration in battleground states such as Arizona, Georgia, Nevada, North Carolina, Wisconsin, Michigan and Pennsylvania, according to a Bloomberg/Morning Consult poll.und.
