Trump Approval Rating Surpasses Biden... 3%p Lead Immediately After Debate

Suffolk University and USA Today, Three Days of Polling After Debate
In May, Both Candidates Tied at 37% Support Rate

According to a USA Today report on the 2nd (local time), former President Donald Trump led President Joe Biden by 3 percentage points in a poll conducted immediately after Biden showed a disappointing performance in the presidential election TV debate.

On the 27th of last month (local time), at the first TV debate for the U.S. presidential candidates held at the CNN studio in Atlanta, Georgia, President Joe Biden (right) and former President Donald Trump engaged in a sharp exchange.
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Suffolk University and USA Today surveyed 1,000 registered voters nationwide over three days starting from the 28th of last month, the day after the TV debate, asking, "If the presidential election were held today and there were six choices on the ballot, who would you vote for?"

The results showed that 41% supported former President Trump, which is 3 percentage points higher than President Biden's support rate of 38%. In a similar survey conducted in May, both candidates were tied at 37% support.

However, USA Today analyzed that since the two candidates are still in a close race within the margin of error (±3.1 percentage points), a fierce presidential election competition is expected.

Other candidates included Robert Kennedy Jr. with 8.2% support, followed by Chase Oliver (1.4%, Libertarian Party), Cornell West (1.3%, Independent), and Jill Stein (1.0%, Green Party).

In this survey, 41% of Democratic Party members responded that they would prefer to replace President Biden with another candidate.