Trump vs. Biden Rematch Unlikely In 2024, Results Of New Poll Shows
KEY POINTS
- 6 in 10 Republicans said they want the GOP to nominate a different presidential candidate in 2024
- 59% of Democratic respondents said they want someone else as the party's nominee for president
- Over 30% of Republican voters named Ron DeSantis as the person they want as the GOP's presidential nominee in 2024
A match-up between former President Donald Trump and President Joe Biden in 2024 may be unlikely as voters say they want new candidates in the upcoming presidential election, a new poll showed.
About 6 in 10 Republican and Republican-leaning voters (62%) said they would like to see the GOP nominate a different presidential candidate in 2024 instead of Trump. That figure increased from 55% in July and from 49% in January, as per a new CNN poll conducted by SSRS between Dec. 1 and 7.
When pressed about who they would want to see leading the presidential ticket, 53% of Republican voters said they "just want someone besides Trump." At least 38% named Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis. No other potential Republican candidates, including Utah Sen. Mitt Romney and former Vice President Mike Pence, received a vote higher than 1%.
That being said, 66% of Republicans said they would still vote for Trump if he ends up becoming the Republican party's nominee for president in 2024. Only 32% said they would unlikely back another Trump bid.
In comparison, 59% of Democratic and Democratic-leaning independents said they want a different candidate than Biden for the party's presidential nominee in 2024. That figure fell from 75% in July.
When asked who they want to see as the Democratic Party's presidential nominee in 2024, 72% said they "just want someone besides Biden." At least 5% named Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg, 4% named California Gov. Gavin Newsom and Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders, only 3% named Vice President Kamala Harris and 2% said they want to see Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren as the party's nominee.
No other potential Democratic candidate got over 1% of the votes in the poll.
However, 78% of Democrats and Democratic-leaning independents said they would still vote for Biden if he becomes the party's presidential nominee in 2024. Only 22% of Democratic respondents said they would not vote for Biden.
The poll surveyed 1,208 adults aged 18 and older via web and phone interviews. Among the entire sample, 34% identified themselves as Democrats, 32% said they were Republicans and 34% described themselves as either independents or members of another party.
The poll has a margin of sample error of 3.6 percentage points.
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