Emerson: “Third Party Candidacy Could Derail President Biden’s Reelection Bid”
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Even some Democrats are looking to vote for someone other than Joe Biden.
Emerson polling found that a 3rd party candidate could derail any hope Biden has of re-election.
The June 2023 Emerson College Polling national survey of voters finds President Joe Biden with a 41% job approval, and 51% disapproval. His approval is consistent with his approval in the April 2023 national poll, while his disapproval increased two percentage points, from 49% to 51%.
In the 2024 Democratic Primary, Biden holds 73% of the vote, while 15% plan to support Robert Kennedy Jr., and 3% Marianne Williamson. Ten percent plan to vote for someone else.
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If third party candidate Cornel West was to appear on the ballot with Trump and Biden, Biden’s support decreases to 40%, Trump to 41%, and West holds 6%. Seven percent would vote for someone else and the share of undecided voters increases to 6%.
“When West is added to the ballot test, he pulls 15% of support from Black voters, and 13% from voters under 35, two key voting blocs for President Biden,” Kimball noted.
Democrats are already worried about a third-party candidate.
The Washington Free Beacon reported:
The findings will likely add to Democrats’ fears that West will siphon votes away from Biden. Politico reported early this month that party members were already worried about a third-party candidacy, noting that “many Democrats feel that the Green Party’s Jill Stein siphoned votes from Hillary Clinton in 2016.”
West, whose website touts his support for universal health care, universal student loan cancellation, drug decriminalization, an end to “mass incarceration,” and the disbanding of NATO, originally said that he is running for the nomination of the small People’s Party. He announced last week that he is also seeking the Green Party’s nomination, “in the spirit of a broad United Front and coalition strategy.”
Joe Biden is also facing primary challenges from RFK Jr and Marianne Williamson.
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