Voters will have the task of choosing between Joe Biden AND Donald Trumpbased on current primary and poll results, for the 2024 presidential election.
Some voters may face a difficult challenge in this head-to-head matchup if they fall into the category of “double haters,” or people who have an unfavorable opinion of both candidates.
What happened: Ahead of the key Super Tuesday primary date (March 5), a new 2024 election poll highlights a subset of voters who could play a key role in deciding the next US president
Similar to swing states and independent voters, the subgroup of “double haters” likely have not decided who they will vote for in the 2024 election and could still be swayed one way or another based on news reports, presidential debates, or election announcements.
A Morning Consult poll said 19% of all voters surveyed fall into the “double hater” category with unfavorable views of both Biden and Trump.
For comparison, this is significantly higher than the 3% of two-time haters in the 2020 election polls, when Biden defeated Trump, but close to the same level – 18% – for the 2020 election, when Trump defeated. Hillary Clinton.
The poll found that double haters would vote for the following if the 2024 election were held today, with the results of the same poll from the previous month:
Donald Trump: 27% (26%)
Joe Biden: 26% (26%)
Somebody else: 36% (38%)
I do not know: 11% (10%)
The latest poll results show that double haters are slightly more likely to vote for Trump, but a higher percentage of voters in the category plan to vote for someone else, suggesting a third-party candidate as Robert F. Kennedy Jr. could do well in the 2024 elections.
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Because it is important: Morning Consult’s latest survey also analyzes the results of double haters in swing states, with the following results.
Arizona (22% of voters): 36% Biden, 26% Trump, 30% Someone else
Georgia (18% of voters): 31% Someone Else, 30% Trump, 29% Biden
Michigan (21% of voters): 39% Someone Else, 27% Biden, 25% Trump
Nevada (20% of voters): 35% Trump, 27% Someone Else, 23% Biden
North Carolina (19% of voters): 34% Someone Else, 29% Trump, 27% Biden
Pennsylvania (18% of voters): 34% Someone Else, 29% Biden, 27% Trump
Wisconsin (21% of voters): 38% Someone Else, 27% Biden, 20% Trump
The poll also found that a larger share of Republican voters have an unfavorable opinion of both candidates, with 31% of the party’s voters belonging to the double-hater club, compared to 29% of Democrats. Among independent voters, 41% are double haters.
Considering their position on the political spectrum, conservatives were also more likely to have an unfavorable opinion of both candidates, at 38%, compared to 37% of moderates and 25% of liberals.
Considering that a higher percentage of Republicans and conservatives have an unfavorable opinion of both candidates, Trump may be the one to worry about most, according to the latest poll.
The 2024 election is nearly eight months away, and many voters may still be undecided about who they would vote for in the presidential race.
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