(Washington) – Joe Biden is losing popularity against his Republican rival, Donald Trump, who is ahead of him in a poll published by the newspaper on Saturday. The New York TimesThe current US president is showing “troubling signs” among some Democratic voters.
The publication of this poll comes eight months before the November elections, and four days before “Super Tuesday,” a crucial event during which 15 states hold their primaries for the Democratic and Republican parties simultaneously. Joe Biden and Donald Trump will almost certainly be nominated by their parties.
If voters decided today to elect their president, 43% would vote for Biden, compared to 48% for Mr. Trump, according to this national poll by the Foundation The New York Times and University College of Siena.
The 81-year-old Democratic president may insist, with supporting numbers, that the economy is in good shape: “Only one in four voters believe the country is moving in the right direction,” with “a majority of voters.” [qui] “You think the economy is bad,” according to the newspaper.
This poll reveals “a series of troubling signs for the president regarding weaknesses within the Democratic camp, especially among women, black and Latino voters,” as well as some workers. The New York Times.
Despite his many legal setbacks, Mr. Trump’s control of the Republican Party, by contrast, gives a “more united” camp: the former president “wins 97% of the votes of those who say they voted for him four years ago, almost certainly None of his former supporters said they wanted to vote for Mr. Biden.
By contrast, “Mr. Biden is polling just 83% of his 2020 voters, with 10% of them saying they now support Mr. Trump.” The New York Times.
In addition to the economy, the age of President Biden, 81, as well as his strong support for Israel in the war in Gaza, also explains the anxiety within a portion of Democratic voters.
In November, The New York Times It published a poll one year before the presidential election already showing Trump ahead of Mr. Biden in five out of six key states, with the Democrat losing ground among young people and minorities.
