Democrats are currently scrambling as President Joe Biden’s 2024 campaign continues struggling in a multitude of different ways.
One of those involves the onslaught of polls that show him steadily losing ground to President Donald Trump.
According to Breitbart, Trump is besting Biden in both a two-way race and in a field that includes third-party candidates.
Biden also faces the prospect of Trump gaining ground with groups that Democrats traditionally didn’t have to worry about, such as black and Hispanic voters.
What’s going on?
An Emerson College published a new poll showing that “44 percent of the 1,100 registered voter respondents back Trump in a race with Biden and third-party candidates.”
When asked about Biden, the current president only managed to garner 39% of support.
The poll shows Trump with a 5% lead over the incumbent.
Independent candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr., who has become a real thorn in Biden’s political side, managed to garner 6% support.
Other polls have shown RFK Jr. taking a bite out of Biden’s numbers when included in the race.
Breitbart noted:
“The Green Party’s Jill Stein and independent Cornel West tie at one percent.
“Ten percent of respondents are undecided.
“Trump’s lead falls outside the ± 2.9 percent margin of error.”
When pitted against each other without third-party candidates, Trump still bests Biden, but the race is much tighter.
The poll revealed that Trump managed to garner 46% in that matchup to Biden’s 44%.
NATIONAL POLL
2024 Presidential Election
Trump 46%
Biden 44%
10% undecidedWith undecided push:
50% Trump
50% Bidenhttps://t.co/ToJRHwVlKv pic.twitter.com/T1a5qTtPRy— Emerson College Polling (@EmersonPolling) May 24, 2024
Spencer Kimball, the executive director of Emerson College Polling, explained where the two candidates are weak and where they’re strong.
Kimball notes that Biden has some small advantages but probably not enough to overcome Trump.
“Voters under 30 break for Biden by 15 points, with a quarter undecided,” Kimball said.
“When these undecideds are pushed, the group breaks for Biden by 26 points, 63% to 37%, reflective of his margin in 2020 with this group.”
“That said, Biden trails Trump 41% to 45% among voters in their 30s, among whom he led Trump in 2020,” Kimball added.
“Trump’s support has grown since 2020 among voters in their 50s according to this poll, leading Biden by 19 points, 57% to 38%.
With the election fast approaching, it’ll be interesting to see what the Biden campaign will do to boost critical numbers.
