President Joe Biden currently lags behind former President Donald Trump in seven swing states for the 2024 election, with immigration emerging as a prominent issue that could impact the President’s prospects for winning re-election.
In November’s contest in Arizona (47-43 percent), Georgia (49-41), Michigan (47-42), Nevada (48-40), North Carolina (49-39), Pennsylvania (48-45), and Wisconsin (49-44), Biden is trailing the Republican front-runner by three to ten points, according to a Bloomberg/Morning Consult poll.
The average margin of victory favoring Trump over Biden in all states stands at 48-42, suggesting that Biden’s prospects for winning the upcoming election appear to be limited, Newsweek reported.
Upon closer examination of the findings, a majority, approximately 61 percent, of swing-state voters attributed the increase in migrants crossing the U.S.-Mexico border at least partially to Biden. This far exceeds the 30 percent who held the Trump administration responsible and the 30 percent who pointed fingers at Republicans in Congress.
In the swing states, 52 percent of voters believe that Trump would handle illegal immigration more effectively than Biden, while 30 percent hold the opposite view. That’s a five-point increase from December in the same survey.
The poll indicates that in each of the swing states, except for Michigan, a majority of voters reported witnessing an increase in immigration during Biden’s term. However, the survey also suggests that Trump’s numerous legal issues continue to cast a shadow over his latest presidential candidacy.
In the seven pivotal states, over half, or 53 percent, of voters stated that they would not back Trump if he were found guilty of a crime by the November election. Furthermore, 55 percent indicated that they would not support him if he were to receive a prison sentence.
Trump has long denied any wrongdoing and claimed that the investigations into him are “witch hunts” with political motivations intended to prevent him from winning the next election.
The results, according to CNN commentator and former Trump White House communications director Alyssa Farah Griffin, show “eye-popping numbers” for Trump in battleground states.
“This should be a 5 alarm fire for the Biden campaign,” Griffin posted on X, formerly Twitter.
Eye-popping numbers for Trump in battleground states. This should be a 5 alarm 🚨 fire for the Biden campaign https://t.co/TGQYnQv1pA
— Alyssa Farah Griffin (@Alyssafarah) January 31, 2024
