Biden actually gained a point since last month’s survey, which was taken before the debate. In this poll, he leads Trump 50% to 48% in a head-to-head matchup. But Biden slips when third-party options are introduced, with Trump holding the slightest advantage with 43% to 42%.

Those numbers, though, do not represent statistically significant differences, as the margin of error in the survey is +/- 3.1 percentage points, meaning results could be 3 points higher or lower.

The poll also found that, at this point, no other mainstream Democrat who has been mentioned as a replacement for the president on the ticket does better than Biden.

The results reflect the hyperpolarized political environment in the country and the reality that both of the major parties’ presumptive nominees bring with them significant disadvantages. Majorities of those surveyed continue to say they have a negative opinion of both men, and neither, they say, should be on the ballot at all.

Archived at https://web.archive.org/web/20240712121307/https://www.npr.org/2024/07/12/nx-s1-5036518/biden-trump-poll

  • themeatbridge
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    I agree things are bad, and I wish we had a better candidate than Biden.

    But we don’t. Biden is the candidate, and he must win.

    I just want to point out that it is a good thing if Democrats are afraid Biden won’t win. Overconfidence hurt Clinton in several states. Democrats are going to be talking about it, encouraging their friends to vote, shaming people for supporting Trump, and freaking out about another Trump presidency. We don’t want complacency.

    • @givesomefucks
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      1 month ago

      I just want to point out that it is a good thing if Democrats are afraid Biden won’t win

      This is like as a plane plunges into the ocean, the pilots making an announcement thanking passengers for putting their seatbelts on.

      And I have zero idea why you’re still insisting Biden can’t be replaced

      I could have sworn we got over that speed bump. A couple times really…

      Edit:

      Yeah. That was you

      Sorry man. I dont think us repeating this again will help.

      You’re gonna have to ask someone else for help