WAUSAU, WI (WSAU) – After a record-setting 29-point victory for former President Trump on Monday night in Iowa, the nation turns its attention toward New Hampshire, where a more competitive primary is widely expected.
According to the American Research Group, Trump and former U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley are both currently polling at 40% in the Granite State, despite Trump seeing a 3-point jump since January 3rd.
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, a second-place finisher in Iowa, is considered to be a distant third-place finisher, along with businessman Vivek Ramaswamy at only 4%. Ramaswamy announced that he would be dropping out of the race after a fourth-place finish in Iowa last night and endorsed Trump, which could provide the former president with a much-needed boost to pull away from Haley.
🚨VIVEK: "As of this moment we are going to be suspending this Presidential campaign… This has to be an America First candidate in that White House… Earlier tonight I called Donald Trump… and now going forward he will have my full endorsement for President." pic.twitter.com/GdcSzKPf3z
— Benny Johnson (@bennyjohnson) January 16, 2024
The group’s poll comes after recent results from Morning Consult, which cites data from their latest poll showing support for Trump has matched an all-time high of 69%. Nikki Haley saw 12% support in the Consult’s poll, while DeSantis came in a close third at 11% and Ramaswamy in fourth at 5%.
When it comes to the expected general election matchup between President Biden and former President Trump, Rasmussen has Trump ahead of Biden by 8 points, from 49% to 41%, with another 8% of respondents preferring another candidate. Ipsos/ABC News cites data from their latest poll that appears to offer some explanation for Trump’s national success, which includes only 18% of respondents approving of President Biden’s handling of the crises on the U.S. southern border and only 33% of respondents overall approving of his job performance.
The biggest change Biden has seen heading into the 2024 general election is the shift in support among female voters, which ABC News notes has plummeted to just 31% after previously winning 57% of the female vote in 2020. Biden has also lost significant support among black voters under the age of 50, with only 32% saying they currently support him. The drops in those demographics appear to be mainly due to only 13% of respondents saying they’re better off financially since Biden took office and 71% saying they believe the economy is in bad shape due to price hikes and rising interest rates.
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