CNN has just released a new poll that will keep Joe Biden and the Democratic Party awake at night. I have a riddle for you. How is Biden’s polling numbers like a lead balloon? Both fall to the ground at a rapid pace. Joe Biden’s poll number is at an all-time low at 38%. The record low for a president who was reelected was 48% for George W Bush On the Real Clear Electoral map with no tossups. Trump leads Biden 312 to 226.
In a two-way race, according to the CNN poll, Trump leads Biden by 6 points, from 49 to 43. In a five-way race, Trump leads Biden by nine points.
The Washington Examiner’s chief political correspondent Byron York shared screenshots of several key questions and responses, noting that Biden appeared to be fighting an uphill battle whether or not independent candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. was taken into consideration.
Byron York reports:
“New CNN national poll: Trump over Biden 49-43 in 2-way race, 42-33 in 5-way race. 55% say Trump’s presidency was a success, while 44% say it was a failure. 61% say Biden’s presidency has been a failure, 39% a success.”
New CNN national poll: Trump over Biden 49-43 in 2-way race, 42-33 in 5-way race. 55% say Trump's presidency was a success, while 44% say it was a failure. 61% say Biden's presidency has been a failure, 39% a success. https://t.co/Vr8mVZ1xEY pic.twitter.com/32R8aOXnrJ
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The screenshots included one showing Trump gaining on Biden since last August, when Trump led Biden by just one point. The same poll, taken again in late October and a third time in January, showed Trump gaining two points (49%) and Biden losing two (45%).
According to the poll, Trump keeps his lead (42%) over Biden (33%) even if independent candidates RFK Jr. (16%) and Cornel West (4%) — and Green Party candidate Jill Stein (3%) are accounted for as well.
Another devastating blow came when respondents were asked whether Trump’s presidency had been a success (55%) or a failure (44%). Those numbers have more than reversed since the same question was asked in mid-January of 2021, when 55% said Trump’s presidency had been a failure and just 41% said it was a success.
Biden’s score on the same question was equally disappointing: just 39% said his presidency has been a success — down from 41% in January of 2022 — and 61% called it a failure (up from 57%).
The president also lost ground with regard to the ongoing Israel-Hamas war, with just 28% of respondents saying that they approved of how he has handled it (down from 34% in late January) and 71% (up from 65%) disapproving.
The poll took data from just over 1200 respondents over the age of 18, who answered questions from April 18-23, 2024. The margin of error is +/- 3.4, with a confidence level of 95%.
