- Former first lady Michelle Obama is the only Democrat who can defeat Donald Trump in this year’s US presidential election.
- This is demonstrated by a poll in which participants were forced to cast their votes in a hypothetical election battle between Trump and various Democrats.
- The poll was conducted after President Biden’s disastrous debate performance with Trump. However, there is little chance of him running against the Republican candidate.
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Former first lady Michelle Obama is the only Democratic candidate who could beat Donald Trump if President Joe Biden drops out of the race, a New York Times poll shows. Ipsos/Reuters Which was published on Wednesday.
Obama was the only one to gain a clear lead over Trump in a hypothetical battle between the former Republican president and several Democratic presidential candidates.
About half said they would vote for Obama, compared with 39 percent who said they would vote for Trump. Others said they didn’t know or wouldn’t vote.
The poll comes after last week’s disastrous debate between Trump and Biden. Since then, the president’s candidacy has been called into question. The poll shows him tied with Trump, with each receiving 40 percent of the vote.
All other potential Democratic candidates scored lower than Trump, with Vice President Kamala Harris (42 percent) just behind Trump (43 percent). California Gov. Gavin Newsom, also mentioned, got 39 percent to Trump’s 42 percent.
Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer received 36 percent to Trump’s 41 percent.
However, the chances of Obama running against Trump are slim, as the former first lady has repeatedly said she will not run for president. She made the announcement in a statement in March. nbc news.
Michelle Obama doesn’t want to run for president
“As former First Lady Michelle Obama has indicated many times over the years, she will not be running for president,” a White House spokesperson said. “Mrs. Obama supports the re-election campaign of President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris.”
The statement came in response to widespread speculation that she could replace Biden as the Democratic presidential nominee this year. Obama, who campaigns for healthy eating and gender equality, has long been one of the most popular political figures in the United States.
He said Biden would choose her as his running mate without hesitation if she ran. In 2020.
Obama campaigned for Biden in 2020 and delivered the keynote speech at the Democratic convention, in which she warned of the dangers of a second Trump term.
She has kept a lower profile during this year’s election, but was expected to campaign for Biden during the latter part of the election.
Her husband, former President Barack Obama, has consistently supported Biden, despite his poor debate performance with Trump. Obama reportedly privately suggested that Biden’s reelection was becoming more difficult after the debate. Washington Post.
