Despite indictments, Trump four points ahead of Biden: Poll
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Biden has been suffering due to his stance on the war on Gaza, particularly with younger voters, women, and Black Americans.
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Former President Donald Trump greets supporters as he arrives at a Commit to Caucus rally in Iowa on December 19, 2023. (AP)
US President Joe Biden is trailing behind former President Donald Trump despite the latter's legal trouble as he fights a slew of court lawsuits.
An appeals court in Colorado on December 20 ruled that Donald Trump cannot appear on the state's presidential primary ballot because of his involvement in the attack on the Capitol in January 2021.
Despite that, Trump is ahead of Biden by four points in the most recent Dailymail.com/J.L. Partners survey.
According to the statistics, the former President won over independent voters, while Biden lost support within his party and among women.
Biden has been suffering due to his stance on the war on Gaza, particularly with younger voters, women, and Black Americans.
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A separate DailyMail poll earlier showed Biden was losing to Trump in two out of 3 battleground states.
In the current poll, 40% of respondents chose Trump over Biden, 36% chose Biden, and 18% stated they were undecided or were unsatisfied with the candidate choices.
James Johnson, co-founder of J.L. Partners, believes that although voters may believe Trump is guilty, "his record in his first term means he is still attracting support."
Johnson added that he believes Trump's lead "is more because of Biden weakness than Trump strength."
A recent poll measuring Kamala Harris' popularity among Americans revealed that the Vice President's approval rating dropped by over 5% since January, going from 41.7% to 36.3%. Another poll analysis showed lower approvals, as 55% of voters disapproved of Harris' term, making her critically more unfavorable than Joe Biden who himself holds a record for being the least approved US president.
Johnson added that "the takeaway from this has to be that, come the election, the race will be tighter. As we end 2023, both candidates have it all to play for."
When respondents were asked to describe each candidate's platform with one word, many said Biden had failed to communicate plans to voters. The word most attributed to Biden was "nothing", followed by "economy" and "peace".
In comparison, the words most used to describe Trump's agenda were "revenge", "power", and "dictatorship".
US Supreme Court rejects fast-tracking Trump immunity before trial
The request by special counsel Jack Smith to fast-track considering former US President Trump's immunity from prosecution in the federal 2020 election interference case was recently rejected by the Supreme Court.
This move increases the possibility of his federal 2020 election trial stretching beyond the scheduled March 4 date, as the US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit will now consider the immunity question, and oral arguments are due to begin on January 9.
In a request earlier this month, Smith asked the high court to decide as fast as possible if Trump is "absolutely immune from federal prosecution for crimes committed while in office," according to the filing.
Trump's legal team requested a stay on proceedings following a rejection by US District Judge Tanya Chutkan, who is overseeing the case, for arguments that he had immunity from the indictment.
