Despite some speculation that former Democrat presidential primary candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. would disrupt the race in 2024, a new poll has found that former President Donald Trump widens his lead when third-party candidates are considered.
Trump (45%) leads 2 points in a head-to-head hypothetical matchup with President Joe Biden (43%) in the latest The Messenger/HarrisX poll released Thursday, but that lead is within the margin of error and there were 12% undecided.
When independent RFK Jr. and the Green Party's Cornel West are added to the polling field and voters were forced to pick, Trump's lead expands to 6 points (44%-38%) over Biden and the field. RFK Jr. pulled 14% support, while West pulled just 4%.
