Trump clinches nomination, heads for rematch as polls show no SOTU bump for Biden
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. – Former President Donald Trump is officially on a rematch course with President Joe Biden now that each have “officially” notched enough delegates to be nominated at their respective party conventions this year.
“It is my great honor to be representing the Republican Party as its Presidential Nominee,” Trump said Tuesday night. “Our Party is UNITED and STRONG, and fully understands that we are running against the Worst, Most Incompetent, Corrupt, and Destructive President in the History of the United States.”
Per the Associated Press, Trump has 1,241 delegates of the 1,215 needed. More states will continue voting, including Florida on March 19. Biden has 2,107 of 1,968 needed, as of Wednesday.
The states to give each their required delegates held primaries Tuesday night, which included Georgia, Hawaii, Mississippi and Washington state.
The election now under eight months away, polls have shown that Americans continue to show stronger disapproval for Biden than Trump, and prefer the former president narrowly on a national level and a bit more broadly in the swing states, as of mid-March.
On March 13 in both 2020 and 2016, the Democratic presidential candidates – Biden and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton – led trump by 6.3%. Wednesday, March 13, Trump leads Biden 1.8%, a swing of more than 7% in the RealClearPolling aggregate.
What’s more, a post-State of the Union Address bump hasn’t culminated for Biden. All polls released after the speech, which occurred March 7, have Trump leading anywhere from 1% to 4%. One of those polls found Trump above 50% with the public.
And a new slate of polls out of Georgia each found Trump with more than 50% support, albeit the race slightly narrowing in the Peach State. There, Trump has an average lead of 5.7%, but lost the state by under a point in 2020.
On job approval ratings, Biden isn’t faring well their either, still below 40% approval in the RealClearPolling aggregate. The three most recent polls that occurred after the State of the Union speech each have Biden underwater anywhere from 14% to 21%.
