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Biden's Dragging Poll Numbers Won't Matter in 2024 if Enough Voters Loathe His Opponent Even More

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Description

Commentators were quick to note President Joe Biden’s low job approval and favorability ratings after he announced his long-expected reelection bid on April 25, 2023.

Others have publicly urged Biden not to run again because of his advanced age. Biden’s popularity has never really recovered following the botched withdrawal from Afghanistan and the COVID resurgence in the summer of 2021.

But if former President Donald Trump becomes the Republican nominee – right now he’s leading the primary polls by a fairly wide margin – then Biden is in better shape than the analysts and pundits give him credit for. That’s because Trump remains even more unpopular than Biden.

Period5 May 2024

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Media contributions

  • TitleBiden's Dragging Poll Numbers Won't Matter in 2024 if Enough Voters Loathe His Opponent Even More
    Degree of recognitionNational
    Media name/outletThe Conversation
    Media typeWeb
    Country/TerritoryUnited States
    Date5/05/24
    Description

    Commentators were quick to note President Joe Biden’s low job approval and favorability ratings after he announced his long-expected reelection bid on April 25, 2023.

    Others have publicly urged Biden not to run again because of his advanced age. Biden’s popularity has never really recovered following the botched withdrawal from Afghanistan and the COVID resurgence in the summer of 2021.

    But if former President Donald Trump becomes the Republican nominee – right now he’s leading the primary polls by a fairly wide margin – then Biden is in better shape than the analysts and pundits give him credit for. That’s because Trump remains even more unpopular than Biden.

    Producer/AuthorCharles Hunt
    URLhttps://theconversation.com/bidens-dragging-poll-numbers-wont-matter-in-2024-if-enough-voters-loathe-his-opponent-even-more-204608
    PersonsCharles Hunt

Keywords

  • Democratic Party
  • Republican Party
  • Joe Biden
  • Donald Trump
  • voters
  • 2024 US presidential election

EGS Disciplines

  • American Politics