A new USA Today/Suffolk University poll has former President Donald Trump tied with President Joe Biden in a 2024 rematch with 37% to 37%.
Independent candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. comes in third with 13% of the vote and independent candidate Cornel West comes in fourth with 4%, with 10% either refusing to answer or undecided, the poll released Tuesday said.
The poll was conducted with 1,000 registered voters by cell and landline phones from Oct. 17-20 and has a margin of error of +/- 3.1 percentage points, according to the university.
The poll finds that 56% of voters disapprove of the job Biden is doing as president, with 41% "strongly disapproving" his performance.
In addition, 71% of voters say the country is moving "on the wrong track," compared to just 17% saying things are moving in the "right direction."
Voters also trust Trump more than Biden on key issues like the economy, where Trump leads Biden 49% to 43%.
Trump beats Biden on trust for handling the economy 52% to 41% and handling immigration 50% to 41%, the poll found.
A plurality of 32% say the nation is currently in an economic recession, 23% say it is a "stagnation" and 16% say we are in a depression.
Just 21% say we are in an "economic recovery."
When it comes to foreign policy, most of the voters support sending military aid to Israel and Ukraine, 58% and 50% respectfully.
Voters are more split on whether the United States should send military aid to Taiwan to defend the island against China, with 43% supporting the aid, 39% opposing it, and 17% saying they were undecided.
Voters are also split on what role the United States should play on the world's stage, with 47% saying it should take care of its own issues at home and 46% saying it should play a "major role."
Some 67% of voters said the world is facing greater dangers than usual or is in the most troubled state of their lifetimes, with just 4% saying it is in better shape than the past.
The poll finds that 30% view China's expansion around the globe as the biggest threat to the nation with immigration at the southern border coming in second at 27%, an expanding war between Israel and Hamas coming in third at 18%, and fears of Russia's war with Ukraine expanding coming in at 13%.
Overall, 61% of voters said they had "very little" or "no" confidence in how the White House or Congress will handle the challenges the nation faces, with 37% expressing "some" or "a lot" of confidence, the poll found.
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