Former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley is the only GOP presidential candidate who would beat President Biden in a hypothetical 2024 matchup, according to a new poll.
Haley, 51, has a six percentage point lead over Biden, 80, in a CNN/SSRS poll released Thursday – with the president trailing Haley 49% to 43%.
He is the only Republican candidate to send Biden beyond a margin of error of 3.5 voting points.
Meanwhile, the other GOP candidates are all running with Biden below the margin of error.
Former President Donald Trump, 77, won 47% to Biden’s 46% and former Vice President Mike Pence, 64, edged him 46% to 44%.
Sen. Tim Scott (R-SC), 57, leads the president 46% to 44% and former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, 61, edges out Biden 44% to 42%.
Florida Governor Ron DeSantis leads Biden at 47% apiece, while multi-billionaire biotech entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy trails Biden 45% to 46%.
The poll sampled 1,259 registered voters from August 25 to 31.
Nikki Haley is the first heavyweight Republican to jump into the 2024 fray after Donald Trump.REUTERS
Haley has been aggressively canvassing early states for months. Reuters
Still, nearly half (46%) of respondents think any Republican contender would be preferable to Biden, while a third (32%) say the incumbent is better than any potential GOP foe.
Two-thirds (67%) of Democrats want someone other than Biden to be the party’s standard bearer in 2024. However, the same number — 67% — also believe Biden will accept the party’s decision.
When asked about Trump, 44% thought any Democrat would be the pick, while 38% wanted Trump to beat any Democrat.
Haley’s campaign team quickly took a victory lap over polls showing her ahead of Biden.
The only major GOP woman in the race, Nikki Haley jumped to fourth place in the 2024 RCP aggregate following the August 23 GOP debate. AFP via Getty Images
“NIKKI HALEY is our best hope to take back the White House. We only have one shot. It’s time to play to win,” campaign spokesman Ken Farnaso posted on social media.
The former US ambassador to the UN under the Trump administration has seen a surge in voting after the debate in recent days.
The Biden campaign on Wednesday took notice of her, claiming that she is far to the right on education, after her town hall event with Moms for Liberty.
The CNN poll also found that 61% of Americans believe President Biden is involved in the business machinations of his son, Hunter. AFP via Getty Images
He is currently polling fourth in the 2024 GOP pack, behind Ramaswamy, DeSantis and Trump, in the latest RealClearPolitics aggregate.
Trump is leading by a staggering 38.7 percentage points over his nearest rival, DeSantis, per aggregate.
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