A new poll finds that former President Donald Trump would beat President Joe Biden in a presidential rematch.
According to a national poll of 1,200 registered voters, Trump would edge out Biden. In a 2024 hypothetical election survey taken between Aug. 30 and Sept. 1, there were 47% of American voters who favored Trump, compared to 46% for Biden in the proposed rematch, the Emerson College poll stated.
The poll found that other top 2024 GOP presidential contenders would fare far worse than Trump. In a hypothetical match-up between Biden and Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, the current president received 48% of the vote versus 36% for the Republican governor. According to the poll, Sen. Mitt Romney (R-Utah) would get crushed by Biden in the proposed contest, garnering only 23%, while Biden would receive 42%.
NATIONAL POLL:
Hypothetical 2024 Presidential Ballot Tests@JoeBiden 46%
Donald Trump 47%
Someone else 6%
Undecided 2%@JoeBiden 42%@MittRomney 23%
Someone else 29%
Undecided 6%@JoeBiden 48%@RonDeSantisFL 36%
Someone else 12%
Undecided 5%https://t.co/TRECoOdI8a pic.twitter.com/7X40sMNTjg— Emerson College Polling (@EmersonPolling) September 2, 2021
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