Trump leads Biden narrowly in Georgia as general election comes into focus — CBS News Battleground poll

With President Biden and Donald Trump on the verge of clinching the presidential nomination, their rematch in Georgia in the general election looks like another close race. Trump is just ahead of Mr. Biden in likely voters' current preferences, with a three-point lead that is within the margin of error. This edge is driven by a small group of Mr. Biden's 2020 voters switching to Trump, boosted by favorable views of how Trump's policies would affect Georgians' pocketbooks.

The president's message in his State of the Union address that democracy is under threat at home may resonate with Democrats, but voters in Georgia are likelier to say it's Trump than Mr. Biden who would strengthen U.S. democracy. In fact, Mr. Biden's numbers on this issue are net negative, with a third of his own voters saying his second-term policies wouldn't make a difference.

Trump's numbers on democracy are driven by his own voters, many of whom still believe there was widespread voter fraud in Georgia in 2020. Another reason Trump's backers might give him the edge on democracy is the widespread feeling among them that the charges and indictments against him are politically motivated.