The polls have been good for former President Donald Trump, but a new CNN survey may just be the most stunning one yet.
Not only is Trump up on Joe Biden in the ’24 presidential race, but he’s now ahead by six points in a head-to-head match at 49 to 43 percent. Biden has lost ground since January when he was at 45 percent. They said the independent voters were breaking to Trump, with a nine-point advantage.
Now, many wonder what happens when the other/third party candidates are brought Into the equation. The CNN poll says it gets even better for Trump when that happens. Trump is at 42 percent to Biden’s 33, so Trump is up by nine points. Robert F. Kennedy Jr. was at 16 percent.
That spells big trouble for Biden and Trump has to be very cheered by that one, given everything thrown at him.
But what’s perhaps even more stunning for a CNN poll is what it says about the Trump presidency versus Biden’s time in the Oval Office. Most Americans — 55 percent — say Trump’s presidency was a success with 44 percent terming it a failure, even after all the attacks by the liberal media. Meanwhile, Biden’s numbers are just brutal. Only 39 percent think Biden’s time is a success, while 61 percent believe it is a failure. That number has continued to get worse for Biden. People look back and they know things were better under Trump compared to more war, less money, and the chaos that Joe Biden has brought. Again the independents are with Trump.
Overall, 92% of Republicans call Trump’s time in office a success, while just 73% of Democrats say Biden’s has been a success so far. Among independents, 51% say Trump’s presidency was successful, while only 37% see Biden’s as a success.
Biden has 60 percent overall job disapproval with horrible numbers on the economy.
Biden’s approval ratings for the economy (34%) and inflation (29%) remain starkly negative, as voters say economic concerns are more important to them when choosing a candidate than they were in each of the past two presidential contests. In the new poll, 65% of registered voters call the economy extremely important to their vote for president, compared with 40% who felt that way in early 2020 and 46% who said the same at roughly this point in 2016. Those voters who say the economy is deeply important break heavily for Trump in a matchup against Biden, 62% to 30%.
That follows and is consistent with a CNN poll about Trump’s favorability/likability being better than Biden’s as well.
The problem for Biden is a simple one. The media can spin all they like, Biden can gaslight all he likes and lie about Trump. But people know how bad things have been under him and he can’t whitewash it.
