A New York Times poll published today shows that US President Joseph Biden is five points behind Donald Trump, eight months before the US presidential election.
President Biden is not winning, at least not now, the New York Times points out.
Polls show him trailing in states worth more than 270 electoral votes, and this morning he trails Donald Trump in the latest national New York Times poll.
If the election were held today, 43 percent of Americans would vote in favor of Democratic President Biden, while 48 percent would vote for the former president from the ranks of the Republican Party, which is a slight increase in favor of Trump in compared to the last poll conducted by the New York Times in December.
Nearly 10 percent of respondents did not want to make a statement or were undecided. Polls have shown negative views of how Biden is doing his job, with 47 percent of respondents disapproving of how he's doing his job, his weakest showing since taking office. the task.
The US general election will be held on November 5, 2024.
What are the key states in the US presidential election?
The fact that both parties will hold their conventions in the same region speaks to the value they place on Michigan, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin, states that voted for Trump in 2016 but chose Biden in 2020.
Arizona, Georgia and Nevada have also proven to be split and have growing populations that could determine new elections. Another key seat for next year's election could be North Carolina, which has an increasingly diverse electorate.
Why is President Biden losing?
There are many possible reasons, including his age, the war in Gaza, the border and ongoing concerns about inflation.
But at the end of the day, Americans see something very simple: Mr. Biden is very unpopular. He is so unpopular that he is now even less popular than Trump, who remains as unpopular as he was four years ago.
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