Nearly 30% of Americans believe that neither President Biden nor former President Trump would do well as the president if elected in November, according to a new Gallup poll. new Gallup poll published Wednesday.
More people think Trump would be effective than Biden – 35% to 30%. This is a change from a similar poll in 2020, which found that more people believed Biden would be a good president than Trump if reelected.
The number of people doubting both candidates has also increased, from 25% in 2020 to 29% this month.
The poll shows increasing dissatisfaction among voters, especially moderates and independents, with both major party candidates and emphasizes the potential influence third-party candidates could have on the 2024 election.
About 42% of independents said neither Biden nor Trump would be a good president, with only a quarter of the group supporting either candidate.
Of those who don't think either would be a good president, nearly half – 46% – said they would vote for a third-party candidate. A third said they would choose either Biden or Trump, while 17% said they wouldn't vote at all.
While no third-party candidate is expected to win any states, the group could significantly influence the November election as a spoiler. Democrats have increased their criticism of independent Robert Kennedy, Jr., in recent weeks after he announced a running mate, urging voters to steer clear of him. Despite briefly running for the Democratic nomination, the independent candidate's outsider position, skepticism of the government, and anti-vaccine stance have made him popular with anti-establishment voters in both parties. He consistently maintains a noteworthy level of support in most surveys, receiving about 10% of the vote in a series of Wall Street Journal polls of swing states published Wednesday.
The Gallup poll interviewed approximately 1,000 people throughout March, with a margin of error of 4 percentage points.
About 30% of Americans think that neither President Biden nor former President Trump would be good in the White House if elected in November, according to a new Gallup poll published Wednesday. More respondents think Trump would be effective than Biden – 35% to 30%. This is a change from… Wall Street Journal polls of swing states published Wednesday.
The Gallup poll surveyed about 1,000 people over the course of March, with a margin of error of 4 percentage points.
