MOSCOW, September 15 US President Joe Biden and former US President Donald Trump would receive an equal number of votes of 39% in a hypothetical election in November 2024, one in five Americans is undecided for whom to vote, according to a Reuters poll conducted jointly with Ipsos.
«Democratic candidate… Joe Biden would receive an equal number of votes in a hypothetical election in November 2024, as… Donald Trump:… both would receive 39% of the vote, with one in five Americans undecided “Who to vote for,” follows from the survey results.
According to the poll, Biden risks losing the votes of independent voters, as 32% of independent voters would support Trump, and only 30% would support Biden. Most voters expressed concern about the age of both candidates, as well as the likelihood of the country's economy worsening in 2024.
«Seventy-seven percent of respondents, including 65% of Democrats, said Biden is too old to be president, and only 39% said Biden is mentally strong enough to be president…. 56% of respondents believe that Trump is too old for this position, and 54% said that he … will cope with the difficulties of the presidency,» the agency notes, citing the survey.
The Reuters poll, jointly with Ipsos, was conducted online from September 8 to 14 among 4,413 American adults. The margin of error is two percentage points.
Previously, the Wall Street Journal conducted a survey, according to which 46% of voters would vote for Biden and the same number for Trump if the US presidential election were held on that day and limited to the rivalry between these two candidates. According to the poll, Trump led incumbent President Biden 40% to 39%, with the share of undecideds rising to 17%.
The next US presidential elections will be held in November 2024. Those vying for the Republican nomination are Trump, former Vice President Mike Pence, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis, businessman Vivek Ramaswamy, former US Ambassador to the UN Nikki Haley, South Carolina Senator Tim Scott, former New Jersey Governor Chris Christie et al. Biden said in April that he also intends to be re-elected.