TIP - Biden Vs Trump Race To White House Becomes Too Close To Call But 2 Things Could Tilt Favor To Incumbent President: New Survey | Benzinga
Donald Trump’s campaign is showing signs of cracking, with poll results published on Sunday showing a shrinking lead against President Joe Biden. In another setback, the former president has also faced his first primary loss against Nikki Haley in Washington D.C.
Tight Race: Trump led Biden by a very narrow margin of two percentage points (47% to 45%) in a hypothetical matchup, a Wall Street Journal survey found. The results were based on responses from 1,500 registered voters contacted between Feb. 21 and Feb. 28, with the margin of error at +/- 2.5 percentage points. In December, the Journal’s survey found that Trump held a four-point lead.
Biden’s better faring relative to December reflected an improvement in voters’ assessment of the economy. The percentage of voters who approved of the president’s handling of inflation rose seven points from December to 37% and those approving his handling of the economy rose four points to 40%.
Annual consumer price inflation has come back notably from the 9%+ level seen in the summer of 2022 to 3.1% in January. The annual rate of CPI, at 3.9% in January, still remains well above the central bank’s 2% target, leaving ...