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Published 12 Sep 2023, 18:13 pm EDT
Data from a survey conducted by Morning Consult indicate that Joe Biden has a slight advantage over Donald Trump in the preference of the voters.
The current president of the nation remains two points ahead of the New York magnate and five against Ron DeSantis.
In addition, The poll shows that many citizens are undecided or would like to vote for a third candidate.
In this sense, At least 10% of the citizens surveyed agreed that they would prefer to vote for someone other than a Democrat or Republican.
In a hypothetical scenario where Trump and Biden appeared on the ballot as sole candidates, 4% admitted not knowing who they would support.
However, If instead of choosing the former president as the Republican candidate, Ron DeSantis is presented to compete with Joe Biden, then 7% would not know who to vote for.
Regarding the campaign supported by at least seven candidates for the Republican candidacy, the survey leans towards Donald Trump, with 57%.
Ron DeSantis is far behind in second position, with only 14%.
For his part, businessman Vivek Ramaswamy is in third place in preferences, but with 9%.
It should be noted that the exercise to measure voter opinion took place from September 8 to 10, with 3,715 possible Republican primary voters and approximately 6,000 citizens registered on the electoral roll.
It should be noted that, On the Democrats’ side, Robert F. Kennedy Jr and Marianne Williamson are the only options they have instead of Joe Biden, only that none of the candidates has enough support to win the candidacy. and it is most likely that they will end their respective campaigns early, leaving the way clear for the president to seek a controversial re-election where A large number of citizens fear that he will not be able to complete it due to his advanced age.
However, Kamala Harris, in her capacity as vice president, has expressed her readiness to replace Biden if necessary.
“Joe Biden is going to be fine, so that will not come true, but let’s also understand that each vice president, when he takes the oath, must be very clear about the responsibility he may have in assuming the job of being president. I am not different,” he indicated a few days ago.
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