Biden parallels? How Carter fared against Reagan in this stage of election cycle
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As Election Day approaches, President Biden appears to be in a weaker position against Donald Trump than former President Jimmy Carter was against Ronald Reagan in 1980.
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There is reason to believe that Biden today is in a weaker position than Carter was in 1980, when the Democratic incumbent lost re-election to Republican Ronald Reagan. In March 1980, a Gallup head-to-head poll showed Carter at 58% to Regan's 33% — but the gap would narrow in the ensuing months, and Reagan ultimately defeated Carter in a 44-state landslide with 50.8% of the popular vote to Carter's 41%.
There is no comparable Gallup survey for Biden and Trump in 2024, but other recent polls show a much closer race, with Trump maintaining a slight 2.1 point lead over Biden in the RealClearPolitics average of polls. A Fox News Poll released Sunday found Trump at 49% support, while Biden registered at 47%, a statistical tie within the margin of sampling error.
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