[quote=permafrost]Better than under Trump?
Trump tops his opponents while Biden hits a new low in approval ahead of Iowa caucus: POLL
The 2024 primary season begins with Donald Trump well ahead of his Republican opponents on key measures of popularity, while Joe Biden's job approval rating has dropped to a low for any president in the past 15 years, a new ABC News/Ipsos poll finds.
With the Iowa caucuses on Monday, the national survey finds Trump especially well-rated by Republicans and Republican-leaning independents on three metrics: having the best chance to win in November, being a strong leader, and being the party's most qualified candidate.
Trump also leads his Republican opponents, by less of a margin, on two other attributes -- empathy (i.e., understanding the problems of people like you) and shared values.
And seven in 10 Republicans and GOP leaners report a favorable opinion of Trump overall.
in all, 72% of Republican-aligned adults would be satisfied with Trump as the nominee, similar to 75% in May. Sixty-one percent would be satisfied with Ron DeSantis. Others score lower -- Nikki Haley, satisfactory to 48%; Vivek Ramaswamy, 44%; Chris Christie (who withdrew Wednesday), 23%; and Asa Hutchinson, 17%.
Satisfaction is harder to find among political moderates, who account for about three in 10 Republicans and GOP leaners. They're 21 points less likely than conservatives to express satisfaction with Trump, 30 points on DeSantis, and 22 points on Ramaswamy.
These gaps essentially disappear for Haley, Christie, and Hutchinson.
Compared with Trump on the Republican side, considerably fewer Democrats and Democratic-leaning independents would be satisfied with Biden as their party's nominee, 57% -- a reflection of his weak ratings overall and on issues including the economy and immigration.
This survey was produced for ABC by Langer Research Associates with fieldwork by Ipsos Public Affairs via its online, probability-based KnowledgePanel®. Past polls used for comparison were conducted by telephone, with efforts in this study to minimize differences; that said, mode effects may be a factor in some cases.
The survey, fielded in English and Spanish, includes a robust sample of 2,228 respondents.
BIDEN/TRUMP -- A Biden/Trump general election, if that's the outcome of the primary season, would represent a battle of markedly unpopular candidates. Among all adults, Biden's approval rating is just 33% in this poll, worse than Trump's low as president (36%) and the lowest since George W. Bush from 2006-2008.
Fifty-eight percent disapprove of Biden's work.
Among groups, just 31% of women now approve of Biden's work in office, a new low (as do 34% of men). He won 57% of women in 2020.
He's at 28% approval among independents, a customary swing voter group; a low of 32% among moderates; and a low of 41% among college graduates, 10 points off his career average in that group.
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