President Joe Biden (L) and former president Donald Trump.Photo: Getty Images
Two likely candidates in the 2024 race for the White House are neck and neck, according to a new poll released Wednesday.
Joe BidenandDonald Trumpcame close to a tie, with 47% of respondents saying they preferred the Democrat and 53% saying they preferred the Republican when asked, “In a general election race between President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump who would you prefer?”
With a 4.5% margin of error, the poll is considering it a “statistical dead heat.”
Maury Blackman, CEO of the data company Premise, announced the results of the Premise Poll in an episode of his podcast,Great Minds Think Data.
Biden, 79, confirmed early in his first term that heintends to run for reelectionin the 2024 cycle with Vice PresidentKamala Harrison the Democratic ticket.
Asked if he will seek reelection in a December interview, Biden said, “Yes,” but then added, “I’m a great respecter of fate. Fate has intervened in my life many, many times. If I’m in the health I’m in now, in good health, then in fact I would run again.”
Donald Trump (L); Joe Biden.JIM WATSON/Getty Images (2)
Trump, 76, began hinting about a third run for White Housealmost as soon as he moved outbut has not yet officially launched his candidacy, though hisfundraising efforts have drawn scrutinyas he continues to tease a 2024 bid.
“In my own mind, I’ve already made that decision,” he toldNew Yorkmagazine earlier this month, adding that it’s not so much a question of if he’ll run but whether he’ll make the announcementbefore or after this year’s midterm electionsin November.
“I would say my big decision will be whether I go before or after,” he said in an interview withNew York. “You understand what that means?”
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“Weights were applied at the close of data collection to replicate the distribution of age group and gender in the US population,” the company said in a press release. “The population distributions for targeted weighting (the adjusting variables) were obtained through the U.S. Census.”
On Election Day in 2024, Trump will be 78 and Biden will be just a couple weeks from his 82nd birthday.
Asked about a rematch in two years, Biden said in December, “You’re trying to tempt me now. Sure, why would I not run against Donald Trump if he’s the nominee? That would increase the prospect of running.”
source: people.com
