A New York Times/Siena College poll shows former President Trump leading President Biden by six points among voters aged 18-29, a significant shift from previous polls.
Trump’s support among young voters is attributed to Biden’s stance on Israel, with Trump winning a notable percentage of young voters who sympathize with Palestinians.
The poll also suggests a shift in young voters’ support due to economic concerns, particularly related to rising prices and the housing market. (Trending: Prominent LGBTQ Activist Arrested Over Disturbing Charges)
“As recently as this summer, a poll with Donald J. Trump leading among young voters would have been eye-popping,” reported the New York Times.
Lamenting, “Now, it’s increasingly familiar[.]”
“Usually, it’s not worth dwelling too much on a subsample from a single poll, but this basic story about young voters is present in nearly every major survey at this point,” continued the outlet.
“Our own battleground state surveys in the fall showed something similar, with Mr. Biden ahead by a single point among those 18 to 29,” they explained.
Adding, “Either figure is a big shift from Mr. Biden’s 21-point lead in our final poll before the midterms or his 10-point lead in our last national poll in July.
“Overall, Mr. Trump is winning 21 percent of young Biden ’20 voters who sympathize more with Palestinians than Israel, while winning 12 percent of other young Biden ’20 voters. In an even more striking sign of defections among his own supporters, Mr. Biden holds just a 64-24 lead among the young Biden ’20 voters who say Israel is intentionally killing civilians, compared with an 84-8 lead among the Biden ’20 voters who don’t think Israel is intentionally killing civilians,” reported the NYT.
The outlet aded that it was “possible that the kinds of young voters opposed to Israel already opposed Mr. Biden back before the war. That can’t be ruled out.”
“Among all registered voters, Trump tops Biden by two points, 46 to 44 percent,” confessed the Times.
“Back in July, this same poll showed the two likely candidates tied at 43 percent. Also of note in that same poll is the fact that Biden was beating Trump among those same young voters by ten points, 47 to 37 percent. That’s a 16-point shift toward Trump among the 19-29 year olds over five months. So, when you ask yourself what could have possibly changed between July and today, you must admit that the one big event is Gaza declaring war on Israel, highlighted the author.
The NYT also reported that “Among likely voters, Biden tops Trump nationally 47 to 45 percent.”
This shift is seen as a potential result of dissatisfaction with the current economic situation under the Biden administration.
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