According to a Morning Consult/Politico poll released Wednesday, Americans don't seem to like the idea of another term for President Joe Biden, with more voters saying they'd like to see former President Donald Trump run in 2024 than Biden, in a troubling sign for the sitting president.
On October 15, 2020, President Donald Trump and Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden will participate in ABC News town hall events. Jim Watkins and Brendan Smialowski are pictured.
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Only 18% of registered voters think Biden should run, and 16% think he should run.
25% of voters said that Trump should definitely run, and another 14% said he should probably run.
There's a large enthusiasm gap between the two and their bases, with only 34% of Democrats believing Biden should run, compared with 50% of Republicans who want Trump to run.
Only 8% of independents said they wanted Biden to run, while 18.8% said they wanted Trump to run.
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Most voters don't want to see either Biden or Trump on the ballot in 2024. According to the poll, a majority of voters think that Trump should not run in 2024, and that Biden should not run.
The key background.
The country fell under Taliban control after the U.S. withdrew from Afghanistan in August. His approval ratings have continued to decline over the past few months due to a historic spike in inflation and slow movement on signature pieces of legislation. According to the poll, the Biden Administration's policies are at least somewhat to blame for the rise in inflation, with 42% saying the polices are very responsible. 40% of Democrats think Biden's policies are to blame for inflation, according to the poll.
What to watch for.
The White House has said that Biden will run for reelection in 2024. Trump has not made an announcement, but he is widely believed to be building toward another campaign and has high approval ratings among Republicans. The Trump Media and Technology Group is planning to launch a social media network called TRUTH Social. One of Trump's strengths was his social media presence. The former president was banned from all major platforms after his supporters went to the U.S. Capitol.
At this point in his presidency, Biden's approval ratings are higher than Trump's. According to a FiveThirtyEight polling average, Biden has a 43.2% approval rating, but Trump has an approval rating of 36.4%.
Biden said that Afghanistan Evacuations were an "extraordinary success".
According to a poll, nearly half of Democrats blame Biden's policies for inflation.
The White House says Biden will run for reelection in 2024.
Trump has a partnership with a video platform.
