Trump leads Biden by six points in new nationwide poll

Former President Donald Trump grabbed a 6 point lead over President Joe Biden in a new survey, as the 2024 election moved toward a potential rematch after both men prevailed in New Hampshire primaries. Trump's lead over the incumbent comes after he has edged Biden in a series of surveys, with both men holding low approval ratings and voters voicing displeasure with both likely nominees.

Trump leads Biden by 40 to 34 percentage points in the new Reuters/Ipsos poll of 1,250 adults. A sizable remainder is either unsure or plans to vote for someone else, introducing a potential wild card in the race. But Trump's lead holds even when third party candidates are included. It comes after Biden hammered Trump over abortion rights during a speech in Virginia this week, and Trump kept blasting Biden as 'crooked' even while spending much of his New Hampshire victory speech ripping Republican rival Nikki Haley.

Biden is making new moves with his campaign, dispatching trusted White House advisors Jennifer O'Malley Dillon and Mike Donilon to Wilmington to help steer his reelection effort. Trump's six-point lead represented a gain for him after a Reuters/Ipsos poll conducted earlier this month showed him and Biden tied, though a nationwide survey does not capture the subtleties of the electoral college contest that will be decided this fall in just a handful of competitive states.