MAY HARVARD CAPS / HARRIS POLL: TRUMP NOW BEATS BIDEN BY 7 POINTS IN 2024 PRESIDENTIAL MATCHUP
HALF OF VOTERS HAVE HEARD OF
President Joe Biden's approval rating remains at
"Stability continues to be the theme of public opinion this month," said Mark Penn, Co-Director of the Harvard-CAPS Harris Poll and Stagwell Chairman and CEO. "Even the comprehensive
TRUMP CONTINUES TO STRENGTHEN AFTER CNN TOWN HALL
- Trump now beats Biden in a 2024 general election by 7 points, 47-40.
- Trump stretched his lead in a GOP primary to
58% and Biden stretched his lead in a Democratic primary to41% .
VOTERS SEEM CONFUSED BY
- Half of voters, evenly split across parties, have heard of the
Durham report on the FBI's Trump-Russia probe. - But Americans are confused about the
Durham report's conclusion: half of voters, including72% of Democrats, believed the report said the FBI's Trump investigation was well-founded, even though it said the opposite. 52% of voters believe theDurham report was a fair examination, although57% of Democrats said it was fair and54% of Republicans said it was biased.70% of Democrats still believe Trump worked in concert withRussia to win the presidency and71% believe the Steele dossier was a true story.
MAJORITY OF VOTERS ACROSS ALL PARTIES WANT STRICTER IMMIGRATION POLICIES
71% of voters, split evenly across the parties, have heard of the repeal of Title 42, a COVID-era immigration regulation that allowed theU.S. government to send those who attempted to cross the southern border illegally toMexico to wait for a court date.54% of voters – including67% of Democrats and46% of Republicans – support the repeal of Title 42.53% of voters now think the Biden administration is just trying to enforce immigration laws more humanely, rather than creating an open border (which a majority of voters thought in December).- But only
38% of voters approve of Biden's handling of immigration, down 2 points from last month.
VOTERS CONTINUE TO WANT DEBT CEILING NEGOTIATIONS
35% of voters, up 6 points from last month, now think Biden has signaled willingness to curb spending in the next year.- Voters continue to want Democrats to cave and negotiate on the debt ceiling to prevent a default:
57% say so, up 2 points from last month. - As default looms,
70% of voters, up 6 points from last month, now think default would be a huge issue.
The May Harvard CAPS / Harris Poll survey was conducted online within
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