New Poll Finds Clinton-Harris Ticket Would be Strongest Option for Democrats to Beat Trump

A new poll has found that a ticket featuring Hillary Clinton and Kamala Harris would be the strongest option for Democrats to defeat former President Donald Trump in November.

The Bendixen & Amandi survey offered respondents many options for a hypothetical Democrat ticket amid growing calls for President Joe Biden to step aside.

2024 National GE:

Kamala Harris 42% (+1)
Donald Trump 41%
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Hillary Clinton 43% (+2)
Donald Trump 41%

Bendixen & Amandi, 1,000 LV, 7/2-6 https://t.co/yiW7rr7ob6

— Political Polls (@Politics_Polls) July 9, 2024

The pollsters found that Trump leads Biden by just one point, 43 percent to 42 percent.

However, Clinton leads Trump 43 percent to 41 percent.

This is so crazy —

Harris is now running ahead of Trump, 42% to 41%...

but former Secretary of State HILLARY CLINTON is slightly ahead of Harris. Clinton leads Trump 43 percent to 41 percent.

¯\_(ツ)_/¯https://t.co/zqYdAldG0l via @politico

— Lara Korte (@lara_korte) July 9, 2024

Politico, which was the first outlet to cover the survey, reports:

Of the 86 percent of likely voters who watched all or part of the debate, just 29 percent said Biden has the mental capacity and physical stamina to serve another four-year term, compared with 61 percent who said he does not. Only 33 percent said he should continue as the Democratic nominee, versus 52 percent who believe he should not. And just half of Democrats said Biden should be the party’s nominee or is mentally and physically fit to serve out another term.

Vice President Kamala Harris is now running ahead of Trump, 42 percent to 41 percent, the survey found. And former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, the 2016 nominee who is not being seriously discussed as a candidate by voters anxious about Biden’s chances, is slightly ahead of Harris. Clinton leads Trump 43 percent to 41 percent.

The poll also tested other potential Democratic tickets — and found one headed up by Clinton, with Harris staying on as her vice presidential nominee, in the strongest position. Clinton-Harris is beating Trump 43 percent to 40 percent, a four-point advantage over Biden-Harris.

“Voters have significant concerns about President Biden’s advanced age, and their concerns have only grown louder,” Fernand Amandi, who conducted the poll, told the outlet. “But [they are] still not enough where it has made the race a blowout for Trump.”