I’ve been looking for polling response to President Biden’s State of the Union Address….
There have been none….
We now have a YouGovAmerica piece that seems to give us some info….
It points to Democrats switching from NOT wanting Biden to run again to backing the effort…
The polling also points to Biden having NO alternative ifrom respondents….
But?
Republicans choosing Florida Republican Governor as a stand in for Donald Trump with Nilli Haley way behind. when asked that question…
The share of Democrats who want President Joe Biden to run for re-election campaign has now reached the same level of support that Republicans have shown for former President Donald Trump’s candidacy.
For the first time since Economist/YouGov polls began asking — in July 2022 — if Americans want Biden to run again in 2024, more than half of Democrats say yes. Now, just about the same share of Democrats favor a Biden run (53%) as the share of Republicans who support another run by Trump (54%). Trump has generally enjoyed more stable support for his 2024 campaign from Republicans than Biden has from Democrats.
However, Trump is not currently the first choice of a majority of Republicans when they are offered alternatives. (The poll didn’t ask an equivalent question about a potential primary challenge to Biden.) When shown a list of possible 2024 Republican contenders, 41% of registered voters who are either Republicans or Independents who lean toward the Republican Party say Trump should be the GOP nominee, while 35% favor Florida Governor Ron DeSantis, who has not announced he is running. Fewer (5%) support Nikki Haley, who previously has been the U.S. ambassador to the United Nations and the governor of South Carolina; Haley is expected to announce her candidacy soon….