Donald Trump Stung by Three Polls Released After Debate
Story by James Bickerton
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Republican presidential candidate, former U.S. President Donald Trump speaking during a rally at Greenbrier Farms on June 28, 2024 in Chesapeake, Virginia. Trump's performance versus Biden has declined according to three polls released since the pair had their first debate on June 27.© Anna Moneymaker/GETTY
Donald Trump has been hit by the release of three polls since his June 27 debate against
Joe Biden showing a worsening of his performance against the incumbent Democrat—though only one was conducted in full after the debate took place.
During last Thursday's debate, which was hosted by
CNN in Atlanta, the 81-year-old Biden appeared at several points to
lose his train of thought, sparking fresh concerns about his age and mental agility. According to CNN chief national correspondent John King Biden's performance sparked "a very aggressive panic" within the Democratic party.
In the debate's aftermath the odds of Biden being the
Democrats' 2024 presidential candidate
rose by nearly 30 percent with one betting website, whilst the odds of Vice-President
Kamala Harris winning the 2024 presidential election have
fallen sharply with a number of bookies.
Ipsos surveyed 1,070 registered voters across the U.S. for Reuters on July 1 and 2, and found Biden and Trump were tied with 40 percent of the vote each. This is an improvement in Biden's performance over the
last Ipsos/Reuters poll, which put Trump ahead on 41 percent against 39 percent for the incumbent. This survey of 930 registered voters was conducted on June 12.
Notably this survey also found former first lady
Michelle Obama would
decisively defeat Trump with 50 percent of the vote against 39 percent for the former president, though she has already ruled out running and endorsed Biden.
The most recent TIPP Insights poll, which was conducted from June 26-28 and released on Tuesday, had Biden ahead of Trump by 43 percent of the vote against 41 percent, with other candidates taking a further nine percent. This was an improvement on Biden's performance versus a previous TIPP Insights survey released in June that had the president tied with his
Republican challenger on 41 percent of the vote each, plus 10 percent for other candidates.
Due to the electoral college system Biden could get the most votes overall but still lose to Trump, as
Hillary Clinton did in 2016.
Tuesday also saw the publication of a new Bullfinch Group survey, which was the first to put Biden ahead of Trump in the key swing state of Pennsylvania
since early March. The poll of 800 registered voters in Pennsylvania, conducted prior to the debate between June 14 and 19, put Biden on 45 percent against 44 percent for Trump.
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I'll be handing out tissue after the Left steal 2024