President Biden has grabbed the lead in Pennsylvania from former President Donald Trump, a new poll shows.
A survey from Quinnipiac University found that 49% of registered voters support Mr. Biden versus 46% for Mr. Trump. This is the first time in the battleground state that the president leads.
The former president won the state in 2016 but lost it to Mr. Biden in 2020.
In a hypothetical matchup that includes third-party candidates, Mr. Biden still leads with 41%, followed by Mr. Trump with 39%, independent Robert F. Kennedy Jr. with 11%, the Green Party’s Jill Stein with 4% and independent Cornel West with 2%.
In the race for the GOP nomination, Mr. Trump leads with 61%. Former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley catches the second spot with 14%, followed by Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis at 10%. Former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, who dropped out Wednesday, came in fourth with 6% and entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy stood at 4%.
In the Democratic race, 77% support Mr. Biden, followed by 12% for Marianne Williamson and 4% for Minnesota Rep. Dean Phillips.
The survey was conducted from Jan. 4-8 with 1,680 people. The margin of error was plus or minus 2.4 percentage points. The sample size for Republican voters was 651, with a margin of error of plus or minus 3.8 percentage points. The Democratic number was 746, with a margin of error of plus or minus 3.6 percentage points.
• Mallory Wilson can be reached at mwilson@washingtontimes.com.
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