In the aftermath of a 41-count indictment being handed down by Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis, President Donald Trump has made new headway in the 2024 race against President Joe Biden.
Despite announcing his re-election bid in April, Biden hasn't been on the campaign trail and spent the past two weeks on the beach in Delaware.
According to the latest RealClearPolitics average, Trump has expanded his lead in the Republican primary and is tied with or leading Biden.
🚨 RCP NATIONAL POLLING AVERAGE
— InteractivePolls (@IAPolls2022) August 16, 2023
PRES:
(R) Trump 45% (+0.1)
(D) Biden 44.9%
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GOP PRES:
Trump 54.8% (+40.2)
DeSantis 14.6%
Ramaswamy 6.1%
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Biden Job Approval (-13.4)
Approve 40.8%
Disapprove 54.2%
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Betting Odds Average (R primary)
Trump 60.4%
DeSantis 12.4%
Ramaswamy 11.2% pic.twitter.com/ptq4NipCdR
During an interview with MSNBC this week, Biden 2024 campaign co-chair and Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer tried to downplay the numbers.
“Here you’ve got Donald Trump, a former president, in so much legal trouble, four indictments, and yet a New York Times/Siena College Poll of a hypothetical matchup between him and the president, he’s tied 43-43 with President Biden," MSNBC host Andrea Mitchell pointed out. "That’s got to be frustrating to you as a co-chair and to the White House."
"I’m confident that what this president has done is inuring for the benefit of Americans lives. And as we get closer to the election, that will drive how votes are. But, we take no one for granted," Whitmer responded.