President Joe Biden is essentially running neck-and-neck in hypothetical 2024 general election matchups with former President Donald Trump and Florida Governor Ron DeSantis, according to the Real Clear Politics polling average.
Biden leads Trump, who is the current frontrunner in the Republican primary, by less than one percentage point (44.9% to 44.0%) after the average of the latest polls released last month were factored in by RCP. In 13 polls conducted during July, Biden led Trump by slight margins in seven of them, Trump led Biden in two, and they tied in four. The newest poll, conducted by Morning Consult, put Biden ahead of Trump 44% to 41%, while a New York Times/Siena poll conducted just before Morning Consult’s had the two candidates tied 43% to 43%.
The sitting president is also neck-and-neck in a hypothetical matchup against Governor Ron DeSantis (R-FL), who currently sits in second place in the GOP primary. According to the RCP average, Biden leads DeSantis 44.7% to…
