New poll reveals whether Donald Trump or Democrats benefited more from Joe Biden dropping out of the presidential race

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  • Polling was conducted aft President Joe Biden bowed retired of nan 2024 race
  • CNN/SSRS pollsters recontacted voters and recovered nan title is now tighter
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By Nikki Schwab, Chief Campaign Correspondent For Dailymail.Com In Washington, D.C.

Published: 15:35 EDT, 24 July 2024 | Updated: 15:43 EDT, 24 July 2024

Fresh polling shows that erstwhile President Donald Trump would person been amended disconnected had President Joe Biden stayed atop nan Democratic ticket. 

A caller CNN/SSRS poll recovered that Trump's six-point lead complete Biden sewage trim down to 3 points now that his rival is Vice President Kamala Harris - pinch a positive aliases minus 3 constituent separator of error. 

Pollsters surveyed nan aforesaid group of registered voters that they did successful April aliases June successful bid to measurement existent changed successful nan electorate's mood. 

They recovered that Harris retained 95 percent of voters who said they'd take Biden successful nan fall, while Trump retained 92 percent of his supporters successful this caller match-up. 

Among those who antecedently said they would neither support Biden nor Trump successful a two-way title now divided 30 percent for Harris and 27 percent for Trump, pinch nan remainder saying they'd still support personification else. 

Former President Donald Trump (left) has seen his six-point lead shrink by half now that he's apt competing against Democratic Vice President Kamala Harris (right) successful nan November wide election

Seventy-four percent of Trump's supporters says their ballot is simply a ballot for Trump - not a ballot against Harris. 

That number has grown from 66 percent successful June. 

Since then, Trump has survived an assassination effort and concluded his four-day nominating normal past week successful Milwaukee, Wisconsin. 

On nan Democratic side, overmuch of nan support this rhythm has been motivated by a distaste for Trump. 

However, nan caller polling recovered that 50 percent of those who support Harris opportunity their ballot is successful support of her alternatively than against Trump. 

When Biden supporters were asked nan aforesaid mobility successful June, conscionable 37 percent said they were voting for nan president successful support of him - pinch nan remainder saying their ballot was to forestall Trump from serving a 2nd term. 

Democratic-aligned voters were broadly supportive of nan party's unreserved to backmost Harris, who Biden endorsed connected his measurement retired nan door. 

The canvass recovered that 76 percent said nan Democratic Party should nominate Harris arsenic its campaigner for president. 

Just 6 percent expressed support for circumstantial replacement candidates.

Four successful 10 Democratic-aligned voters said Harris should attraction connected attracting plaything voters erstwhile picking a moving mate. 

The Wall Street Journal reported Monday that Harris' squad has requested vetting materials from plaything authorities and midwestern Democrats including Arizona Sen. Mark Kelly, North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper, Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro, Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker and Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz. 

Only 11 percent said it's highly important that Harris prime a antheral moving mate. 

If she's elected she'll beryllium nan first female president and nan first female president of color. 

The canvass was conducted connected July 22-23 aft Biden pulled retired of nan statesmanlike race. 

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