Bad news for Biden…
A recent poll showed that independent candidates appear to be hurting President Joe Biden and boosting former President Donald Trump when on the ballot in four critical battleground states.
Trump's leads grow against Biden among likely voters in Arizona, Georgia, Michigan and North Carolina when Robert F. Kennedy Jr., independent Cornel West and Green Party candidate Jill Stein are on the ballot, according to The Cook Political Report/BSG/GS Strategy Group survey.
With Kennedy and the other third-party candidates included in the poll, Trump's margins grew from one to four points in Arizona; from two to three points in Michigan; from three to four points in Georgia and from seven to eight points in North Carolina.
COOK POLITICAL REPORT:
— Rochellemaryn 🌹🕊️ (@RochelleAz) May 23, 2024
To be losing by this margin- that is UNSUSTAINABLE at this point for an incumbent.
Joe Biden is going down hard. No one is surprised.
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The poll found Kennedy notching 10% in Nevada, Arizona and Georgia; 7% in Pennsylvania and Michigan; 8% in North Carolina and 9% in Wisconsin.
📊 Swing States Polling: Cook Political/GS Strategy Group (D)/BSG (R)
— InteractivePolls (@IAPolls2022) May 23, 2024
NEVADA
🟥 Trump 49% (+9)
🟦 Biden 40%
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🟥 Trump 43% (+8)
🟦 Biden 35%
🟨 RFK Jr 10%
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PENNSYLVANIA
🟥 Trump 48% (+3)
🟦 Biden 45%
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🟥 Trump 43% (+3)
🟦 Biden 40%
🟨 RFK Jr 7%
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NORTH CAROLINA
🟥 Trump 48%… pic.twitter.com/D0zKUhPSQD
The RealClearPolitics averages for each battleground state suggest Trump's leads grow against Biden when Kennedy, West and Stein are on the ballot in Arizona, Nevada, Wisconsin, Pennsylvania, North Carolina and Georgia.
Trump lost Arizona, Wisconsin, Pennsylvania, Georgia and Michigan last cycle after having won them all in 2016. Nevada voted Democratic in both cycles, while Trump secured North Carolina in 2016 and 2020.
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