Most Americans are downbeat about the state of the country, and many believe the GOP will handle the economy better, a new poll shows.
The ABC News/Ipsos poll appeared alongside polls from the New York Times and Siena College on Sunday that put Democratic President Biden against Republican foe Donald Trump in five of six key battleground states.
In an ABC/Ipsos poll, more than 75% of US residents said they felt the country was headed in the wrong direction, compared to a paltry 23% who said they thought it was going in the right direction.
When asked which party is more trusted to steer the economy – a top concern among those surveyed – respondents chose Republicans over Democrats 35% to 25%.
Biden’s team has sought to repair his image on the economy by touting “Bidenomics” at events around the country, but some allies worry the gamble has failed with voters.
Many polls have shown Republicans get better ratings from the public about their handling of the economy than Democrats.Getty Images
Additionally, the president has touted the bright economic data that has come in in recent months, such as low unemployment and a robust 4.9% growth figure for the third quarter.
Still, only 33% of those polled by ABC/Ipsos had a favorable view of Biden, a percentage only slightly better than Trump, who was viewed favorably by 29%.
People’s views of the state differ dramatically along partisan lines, with 95% of Republicans negative about his direction, compared to 54% of Democrats and 76% of independents.
President Biden has tried to weaken the Republican message on the economy, but so far, polls still show him underwater.REUTERS
Even among minority groups, enthusiasm for Biden is lackluster, with only 49% of black Americans and 33% of Hispanics indicating that they have a favorable impression of him.
The 80-year-old president has garnered 87% support from black voters and 65% from Hispanic voters in the 2020 election cycle.
Making things worse for Biden is the fact that polling averages like the RealClearPolitics aggregate generally show him down in all the states highlighted by the Times and Siena polls.
Donald Trump, who testified in court in Manhattan on Monday in his civil fraud trial, has topped Biden in many polls of late.AP
Those states – Arizona, Georgia, Michigan, Nevada and Pennsylvania – are the most important to win the presidency. If Biden loses them in 2020, Trump will become president.
Election Day 2024 is less than a year away — scheduled to take place on November 5, 2024.
Between now and then, there will likely be a handful of developments, such as the outcome of some of Trump’s attempts that could have a dramatic effect on the contest.
Rep. Dean Phillips (D-Minn.) recently launched a 2024 campaign to challenge Joe Biden, pointing to anemic polling numbers for the incumbent.AP
Negative for Trump, 31% to 8% of Americans said they would be more likely to vote for the GOP standard-bearer if he were someone other than Trump, the ABC/Ipsos poll said.
Forty-eight percent said that whether Trump would appear on the ballot would have little effect on their vote.
Likewise, by a margin of 29% to 4%, respondents said they were more likely to support Democrats if the standard bearer were someone other than Biden.
Fifty-five percent said whether Biden won the party’s nod would make little difference to them.
The ABC/Ipsos poll was taken from November 3 to 4 among 949 adults with a margin of error of plus or minus 3.3. percentage points.
Trump also has a narrow lead over Biden nationally by 0.9%, according to the latest RealClearPolitics aggregate. Republicans have not won the popular vote in a presidential election since 2004.
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