NYT “Rise in rebellion votes among the low-income class as high interest and inflation continue”
President Joe Biden (right) is discussing measures to stop the influx of fentanyl in a meeting with Secretary of State Antony Blinken in the Roosevelt Room at the White House in Washington D.C. on the 21st. ⓒEPA/Yonhap News
The margins between President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump, who will likely face off in next year’s U.S. presidential election, are increasing daily.
According to the New York Times (NYT), Emerson College in the U.S. announced on the 22nd (local time) that a poll conducted from the 17th to the 20th showed 43%President Biden and 47% support former President Trump. Emerson College added that President Biden’s approval rating fell 2 percentage points from a survey conducted under the same conditions last month.
A similar result was found in a poll released by Harvard University on the 20th. Harvard announced that a poll conducted with Harris Poll on the 15th and 16th showed 41% support President Biden and 48% support former President Trump, a 7 percentage point gap. This is also a 2 percentage point increase from the gap in last month’s survey.
U.S. political insiders are unanimous in saying President Biden’s approval rating continues to fall as he lets the “home rabbit” slip away. According to a poll released by Emerson College on this day, many women and multi-ethnic voters, who are President Biden’s main supporters, answered that they would not vote for Biden.
Looking at the “year-on-year voter group” poll report, President Biden, who received strong support from female voters last year, was 7 percentage points ahead of former President Trump. Still, this year, the gap was only 1 percentage point. The gaps in support among Black and Hispanic voters also significantly decreased from 61 percentage points to 47, and from 14 percentage points to 3, respectively.
On the other hand, former President Trump’s support is continually rising. He continues to lead alone as there is no viable competitor within the Republican Party. This month, former President Trump’s intra-party support recorded 64%, 5 percentage points higher than last month, significantly ahead of former UN Ambassador Nikki Haley (9%), who came in second.
The NYT analyzed the poll results and commented, “High prices and long-term high-interest rates, mainly affecting the low-income class, are causing a lot of dissatisfaction.” They also noted, “Women and multi-ethnic groups seem to hope for a new figure, as discussions about a third candidate running emerge.”
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