Posted on 04/24/2024 9:03:53 PM PDT by SeekAndFind
If the election for president were being held today, the race would be a dead heat between President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump with each candidate receiving 46 percent support, according to a Quinnipiac (KWIN-uh-pea-ack) University national poll of registered voters released today.
Democrats support Biden (92 - 6 percent), while Republicans support Trump (90 - 6 percent). Independents are split, with 44 percent supporting Biden and 42 percent supporting Trump.
"In a country at odds over wars and the economy, abortion, immigration and the very survival of democracy, there is one current point of agreement: there's no daylight between the candidates. It's a tie," said Quinnipiac University Polling Analyst Tim Malloy.
When the matchup is expanded to include independent and Green Party candidates, the race is still a dead heat, with Biden receiving 37 percent support, Trump receiving 37 percent support, independent candidate Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. receiving 16 percent support, Green Party candidate Jill Stein receiving 3 percent support, and independent candidate Cornel West receiving 3 percent support.
Voters give President Biden a negative 35 - 61 percent job approval rating, compared to a negative 37 - 59 percent job approval rating in Quinnipiac University's March 27 poll.
Voters were asked about the New York City criminal trial against former President Trump in connection with charges of falsifying business records, including a hush money payment to an adult film actress.
Nearly 7 out of 10 voters (69 percent) say they are following news regarding the trial either very closely (34 percent) or somewhat closely (35 percent), while 30 percent say they are following it not too closely.
Six in 10 voters (60 percent) think the charges of falsifying business records, including a hush money payment to an adult film actress, are either very serious (40 percent) or somewhat serious (20 percent), while 35 percent think the charges are either not too serious (13 percent) or not serious at all (22 percent).
Forty-six percent of voters believe former President Trump did something illegal, while 27 percent believe he did something unethical but nothing illegal, and 18 percent believe he did not do anything wrong.
Voters were asked how it would impact their vote if Donald Trump were convicted in the New York City criminal trial. If Trump were convicted, 21 percent say they would be less likely to vote for him, 62 percent say it would not make a difference to their vote, and 15 percent say they would be more likely to vote for him.
Five percent of Trump voters say if he were convicted they would be less likely to vote for him, 62 percent say it would not make a difference to their vote, and 31 percent say they would be more likely to vote for him.
"The first Trump trial has the attention of voters and they see the charges as serious. However, Trump voters give it a shrug when asked about their reaction to a possible conviction," added Malloy.
Two-thirds of voters (66 percent) think abortion should be legal in either all cases (34 percent) or most cases (32 percent), while 27 percent of voters think abortion should be illegal in either most cases (22 percent) or all cases (5 percent).
Support for legal abortion (66 percent) is at the highest level in two decades of Quinnipiac University polls. Support for legal abortion in all cases (34 percent) is also near a record high and support for abortion being illegal in all cases (5 percent) is at a record low.
Voters 85 - 10 percent think abortion should be legal when the pregnancy is caused by rape or incest.
Voters 89 - 5 percent think abortion should be legal when it is necessary to save the life of the mother.
Voters were asked what they would do if a family member or friend told them she plans on having an abortion. A majority (53 percent) would support her plan, while 32 percent would try to talk her out of it, and 14 percent did not offer an opinion.
Asked what they would do if a family member or friend told them she plans on having an abortion after being a victim of rape or incest, 80 percent would support her plan, while 13 percent would try to talk her out of it, and 7 percent did not offer an opinion.
"There has never been this much approval for a woman's right to choose in the last 20 years. And on the deepest personal level, a majority of voters say if a loved one were considering ending a pregnancy, they would not try to dissuade her," added Malloy.
Nearly three-quarters of voters (74 percent) are either very concerned (48 percent) or somewhat concerned (26 percent) that another country is spreading false information inside the United States in an attempt to stir up divisions to weaken the United States, while 24 percent of voters are either not so concerned (11 percent) or not concerned at all (13 percent).
"The list of 'bad actor' countries intent on disrupting American society is short and well known and three- quarters of your fellow citizens say they are worried about it," added Malloy.
Eighty-one percent of voters are either very concerned (42 percent) or somewhat concerned (39 percent) that the United States will be drawn into a military conflict in the Middle East, while 17 percent are either not so concerned (10 percent) or not concerned at all (7 percent).
Voters are divided on the United States sending more military aid to Israel for their efforts in the war with Hamas, as 46 percent support it, while 44 percent oppose it.
Thirty-two percent of voters think the United States is doing too little to provide humanitarian aid to civilians in Gaza, while 20 percent think the U.S. is doing too much, and 31 percent think the U.S. is doing about the right amount.
Voters 53 - 40 percent support the United States sending more military aid to Ukraine for their efforts in the war with Russia.
Voters 67 - 21 percent think that Vladimir Putin has intentions to invade other countries beyond Ukraine.
If Russia invades a NATO country, voters 63 - 26 percent think American troops should get involved.
1,429 self-identified registered voters nationwide were surveyed from April 18th - 22nd with a margin of error of +/- 2.6 percentage points.
The Quinnipiac University Poll, directed by Doug Schwartz, Ph.D. since 1994, conducts independent, non-partisan national and state polls on politics and issues. Surveys adhere to industry best practices and are based on random samples of adults using random digit dialing with live interviewers calling landlines and cell phones.
Rather than try to polish this turd, we need to work even harder.
IF true (🤔) it would be a clear indication of how stoopid a lot of folks are. Even if untrue. The mere fact jokin’ joe has any numbers also tells of stoopidness.
128,000 (12%) PA Dem primary votes went to Dean Phillips and write ins not named Joe Biden yesterday.
It’s weird how the PA votes for Haley were posted here three times-
while the Dem votes opposing Biden were not mentioned once until now.
At this point I just need to know whether to position myself for communism or capitalism.
Repeat after me ... "They pretend to pay us, and we pretend to work."
Child killing and weed are fundamental American values.
I’m holding my breath.
They obviously don’t believe the fraud machine is good enough or else they wouldn’t be acting like desperate tyrants on an hourly basis.
Sometimes I want to throttle the collective neck of all the Americans whose votes for generations have brought us to this precipice.
The only grim satisfaction I take is that they may suffer even worse than the rest of us will during what is coming.
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Yes, per this poll. Therefore this poll is pure mendacity.
After 2008, nothing would surprise me about the people of this nation. Things have not gotten better since then.
Always good to see the words “vagina, penis and anus” in a FR post.
Well I hope you’re right, but I wouldn’t have thought their capacity for fraud was as big as it was last time
The goal of The Cheat is to manufacture vote totals that are close but favoring the democRAT. If the pre-election polls are also close, that is confirmation of The Cheat, in other words, plausible deniability. Mainstream polls, especially from colleges, are an integral part of The Cheat.
...DNA contamination, and mental bonding disorders.
” Conservative arguments against abortion have been destroyed. The pro-life position is about as popular as the pro-slavery position per this poll. “
The abortion numbers look like Canada.
LOL !
Apparently Biden’s doing a whole lot better than he looks
Hitler never got up to half the vote
Anyone that thought this would be a slam dunk Trump win was delusional. It’s going to be close, even if Trump isn’t out of the game over legal problems entirely. At best it’ll be a roller coaster up and down and we won’t know how it’ll go until the last few weeks.
America loves abortion, it’s a primary and Achille’s heal of the right. Many consider it the hill to die on, but remember you’ll lose everything else over it.
This Quinnipiac poll has Biden getting 46% of the vote (if it is between him and Trump alone) but the job approval poll number is only 35% (61% disapproval). There is definitely something wrong with this poll with a 11 point difference between votes and job approval.
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