Thursday, July 4, 2024 -A survey has indicated that nominating former First Lady Michelle Obama as the official presidential candidate by the Democratic party will be the best choice to beat Donald Trump.
The party members are losing hope in
Biden amid his health challenges and disappointing debate. They feel their
problems may be solved if they convince the former first lady and offer an
official nomination to her.
A Reuters/Ipsos poll released Tuesday
found Michelle, 60, trouncing Trump, 78, by 11 percentage points, 50% to 39%,
among registered voters.
The other matchups show Biden
even with Trump at 40% each, while the 45th president defeats Vice President
Kamala Harris by a single percentage point (43%-42%).
The 45th president also would triumph
over a slate of Democratic governors potentially in line to replace Biden,
including California’s Gavin Newsom, Michigan’s Gretchen Whitmer, Kentucky’s
Andy Beshear, and Illinois’ J.B. Pritzker.
While her husband Barack publicly
came to Biden’s defense following his debate flop against Trump last week,
Michelle Obama has been keeping her distance throughout the re-election cycle.
Michelle, who enjoys favorable opinion
among voters, according to the Reuters/Ipsos survey, maintained close ties to
Hunter Biden’s ex-wife Kathleen Buhle during the Obama administration and is
reportedly steamed about her friend being exiled by the first family.
She also explicitly declined to
back Biden, 81, when asked about the president’s re-election campaign
during a 2022 interview.
Barack Obama has appeared at fundraisers
for Biden throughout the 2024 election cycle, most recently to help him
offstage July 15 after a huge haul from Hollywood donors who watched ABC
late-night host Jimmy Kimmel interview the pair at the Peacock Theater in
Los Angeles.
Unless he steps down voluntarily, Biden
will almost certainly be the Democratic nominee in 2024.
On Wednesday, the 81-year-old reassured his
campaign staff of his intentions to stay in the race but reportedly griped
to a close ally that he may be finished if his polling numbers continue to fall
amid subsequent public appearances.
According to the Reuters/Ipsos
poll, more than half (56%) of Americans say Biden should drop out, while
46% say Trump should suspend his campaign.
The Reuters/Ipsos poll was conducted
July 1-2 and surveyed 1,070 US adults, 892 of whom were registered voters.
The margins of error were plus or minus 3.2
percentage points for all respondents and 3.5 percentage points for registered
voters who responded.
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