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JUNE HARVARD CAPS / HARRIS POLL: NEARLY 3 IN 4 VOTERS SEE BIDEN AS TOO OLD FOR RE-ELECTION, JUMPING 11 POINTS AFTER WEAK DEBATE
BIDEN APPROVAL LOWEST SINCE JULY 2022 AS ATTITUDES TOWARD ECONOMY WORSEN NEW YORK and CAMBRIDGE, Mass., July 1, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Stagwell (NASDAQ: STGW)
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[{"type":"text","content":"BIDEN APPROVAL LOWEST SINCE JULY 2022 AS ATTITUDES TOWARD ECONOMY WORSEN\nNEW YORK and CAMBRIDGE, Mass., July 1, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Stagwell (NASDAQ: STGW) today released the results of the June Harvard CAPS / Harris poll, a monthly collaboration between the Center for American Political Studies at Harvard (CAPS) and the Harris Poll and HarrisX.\nPresident Joe Biden's overall approval rating dropped to 40%, his lowest since July 2022, while inflation and immigration remained voters' top two concerns. The poll also covers public opinion on the first presidential debate and immigration policy. Download key results here.\n\"The idea of the debate was to shake things up and break some of Trump's momentum, but if anything it did the opposite,\" said Mark Penn, Co-Director of the Harvard CAPS / Harris poll and Stagwell Chairman and CEO. \"Public opinion also shows a dim view of the state of the economy and inflation, reinforcing the notion that Americans want change right now.\"\nDEBATE HURTS BIDEN, HELPS TRUMP\n74% of voters think Biden is too old to be President, an 11-point increase after the debate.66% of voters have doubts about Biden's mental fitness for office, a 12-point increase after the debate.Voters are on net 7 points more likely to vote for Trump after the debate and 20 points less likely to vote for Biden.ATTITUDES TOWARD ECONOMY WORSEN\n62% of voters characterize their personal economics as fair or poor, up 7 points from May.52% of voters say their personal financial situation is getting worse, especially among Republican (69%) and rural (63%) voters.Biden's approval on handling inflation dropped to 34%, his lowest in two years.TRUMP CONTINUES TO LEAD HORSE RACE\nTrump leads Biden by 4 points in the horserace, down 2 points from last month.41% of voters (a plurality) say Trump's guilty verdict in the New York hush money case has no impact on their vote, while 31% say they are more likely to vote for Trump and 27% say less likely.Marco Rubio and Tim Scott are the VP nominees who would be most helpful to Trump.IMMIGRATION-CRIME NEXUS CONTINUES TO CONCERN VOTERS\nVoters say the top issues caused by mass immigration are an increase in violence/crime (57%), a strain on resources such as healthcare and education (57%), and a rise in homelessness (55%).56% of voters think Biden's recent asylum ban for migrants caught illega...