A new poll has revealed that the plurality of American voters say that President Donald Trump is now “more likely to win” after his Democrat “rival” dropped out of the race.
The survey, taken after President Joe Biden ended his campaign on Sunday, shows that voters now view Trump as the favorite for the November election.
The survey, from YouGov, reveals that the majority of Republicans and a large number of Democrats now believe Trump is “more likely” to win without Biden in the race.
The survey asked respondents:
“What impact do you think Joe Biden’s decision to step aside as the Democratic nominee will have on the 2024 presidential election?”
Among all U.S. adults, a plurality, 36 percent, believe it “makes Donald Trump more likely to win.”
Another 23 percent believe it makes Trump “less likely to win.”
23 percent said they remain unsure.
18 percent said it will “have no impact” on Trump’s chances in November.
The majority of Republican respondents, 53 percent, expressed confidence that Biden’s absence from the Democrat ticket will make it “more likely” for Trump to win.
Another 24 percent of Republicans said it will have no impact on Trump’s chances.
15 percent said remain unsure.
Only eight percent of GOP voters believe it makes it “less likely” that Trump would emerge as the victor.
A plurality of independents, 34 percent, also believe Biden’s exit from the race makes it more likely that Trump would win.
Over a quarter, 26 percent, said they are not sure.
23 percent said they believe it makes it “less likely” for Trump to win.
17 percent said it will have no impact.
Less than a majority, 37 percent, of Democrats say Biden’s absence from the ticket makes it “less likely” that Trump will win.
26 percent said they remain unsure.
However, a surprisingly large number of Democrats, 22 percent, said they believe it makes it “more likely” Trump will secure victory in November.
Another 15 percent said it will have no impact.
The survey was taken on July 21 among 2,048 U.S. adults.
It came the same day Biden made the big announcement.
In a post on X, “Biden” wrote in part:
“While it has been my intention to seek reelection, I believe it is in the best interest of my party and the country for me to stand down and to focus solely on fulfilling my duties as President for the remainder of my term.”
— Joe Biden (@JoeBiden) July 21, 2024
Less than half an hour later, Biden then endorsed Harris in another post.
My fellow Democrats, I have decided not to accept the nomination and to focus all my energies on my duties as President for the remainder of my term. My very first decision as the party nominee in 2020 was to pick Kamala Harris as my Vice President. And it’s been the best… pic.twitter.com/x8DnvuImJV
— Joe Biden (@JoeBiden) July 21, 2024
Shortly after, Trump responded in a Truth Social post, saying:
“Crooked Joe Biden was not fit to run for President, and is certainly not fit to serve – And never was!”
Later he joked, “It’s not over!
“Tomorrow Crooked Joe Biden’s going to wake up and forget that he dropped out of the race today!”
However, Trump’s joke wasn’t too far from reality.
As Slay News reported, Biden was asked by reporters on Tuesday why he dropped out, but he appeared baffled by the question.
“The Democrats pick a candidate, Crooked Joe Biden, he loses the Debate badly, then panics, and makes mistake after mistake, is told he can’t win, and decide they will pick another candidate, probably Harris,” Trump added on Monday.
“They stole the race from Biden after he won it in the primaries — A First!” he blasted.
“These people are the real THREAT TO DEMOCRACY!”
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