The status quo is looking like the worst option for voters, a new poll shows.
It starts at the top where 59% say President Biden should not run again, and 61% say that former President Donald Trump should also stay out of the 2024 race.
That’s according to the latest Economist/YouGov Poll that shows Biden’s chance of re-election growing slimmer by the day.
One in three registered Democratic voters — 34% — don’t want Biden to be their party’s candidate in 2024, the poll states. Trump fares a bit better, with 31% of Republicans saying he should make room for another candidate.
That formula flips in Trump’s favor when pollsters asked GOP voters if they wanted Trump to run: 50% said yes. For Democrats, only 31% said Biden should run.
Independents aren’t impressed with the 2024 field at all yet, the poll adds.
Spencer Kimball, executive director of Emerson College Polling, said in his July 1 poll that if Trump and Biden do square off in 2024, Trump wins 44% to 39%.
“Since last month, Trump has held his share of support while Biden’s support has reduced four points,” Kimball said in a statement, adding that many Republicans are “more likely to vote for Trump following the January 6th hearings.”
The former president does lose some support among independents who say they are less likely to support Trump if he runs in 2024, Kimball added.
“The January 6th hearings reflect an educational divide, regarding their impact on Trump support: those with a college degree or less are about 33% less likely to vote for Trump because of the hearings, whereas 51% of those with a postgraduate degree are less likely to support Trump because of the hearings,” he added.
But, it may all be moot come November 2024. The economy is the most important issue to 58% of voters, a nine-point increase since May, the Emerson poll makes clear. That’s all on Biden.