Trump leads opponents in popularity; Biden approval hits new low: US poll
Al Jazeera
At least 70 percent of Republican adults would reportedly be satisfied with Trump as the party’s presidential nominee.
Donald Trump is ahead of his Republican opponents on key measures of popularity, while US President Joe Biden’s job approval rating has hit a new low, according to a new poll.
The findings from an ABC News/Ipsos poll published on Sunday come a day ahead of the Iowa caucuses as the 2024 race to the US presidential elections speeds up.
The survey showed that former President Trump leads with a huge advantage against the other Republican candidates – Ron DeSantis, Nikki Haley, Vivek Ramaswamy and Asa Hutchinson – on three fronts.
At least 68 percent of Republicans and GOP-leaning independents say Trump is the candidate with the “best chance” of getting elected in November. That plummets to 12 percent for Haley, 11 percent for DeSantis and single digits for the rest, the report said.
Trump also has an advantage compared to the other candidates in being rated the “strongest leader” and being the “best qualified” to serve as president.
