Trump loses to Biden by six points in new poll
The IndependentSign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Please enter a valid email address Please enter a valid email address SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. In a hypothetical race including independent and third-party candidates, the new poll shows Mr Biden receiving 39 per cent, Mr Trump getting 37 per cent, former Democrat, now independent candidate Robert F Kennedy Jr getting 14 per cent, independent Cornel West getting three per cent, and Jill Stein of the Green Party getting two per cent. Meanwhile, the poll has Mr Trump’s last remaining challenger for the Republican nomination Nikki Haley beating Mr Biden by five points in a possible matchup – 47 to 42 per cent. Mr Biden got the highest approval rating since June last year, but most voters still view him negatively – 41 per cent approve and 55 per cent disapprove. Thirty-four per cent approve of Mr Biden’s handling of the war in Gaza, while 56 per cent disapprove, while 28 per cent approve of his handling of the border – 63 per cent disapprove.