BIDEN'S JOB APPROVAL ON ISRAEL DROPS TO A LOW OF 36%
52% OF HISPANIC VOTERS SAY THEIR PERSONAL
FINANCIAL SITUATION IS WORSENING
NEW
YORK and CAMBRIDGE,
Mass., May 20, 2024 /PRNewswire/ --
Stagwell (NASDAQ: STGW) today released the results of the May
Harvard CAPS / Harris poll, a monthly collaboration between the
Center for American Political Studies at Harvard (CAPS) and the Harris Poll and HarrisX.
"Americans always want to hear from the
candidates directly and make up their own minds." - Mark Penn
President Joe Biden's overall
approval rating is steady at 44%, while inflation returned to being
voters' most important issue with immigration a close second. The
poll also covers public opinion on the Israel-Hamas war and the
upcoming presidential debates. Download key results here.
"Americans always want to hear from the candidates directly and
make up their own minds," said Mark
Penn, Co-Director of the Harvard CAPS / Harris poll and
Stagwell Chairman and CEO. "The race is still open, which
reinforces why the candidates should be going after the undecided
independents, rather than their own bases."
MOST VOTERS WANT PRESIDENTIAL DEBATES
- 69% of voters say they have made up their minds on who they
will vote for; 44% of Independents, 30% of Democrats and 22% of
Republicans are still weighing the choices.
- 79% of voters want Biden and Trump to debate each other.
- 71% think the debates should include third-party or independent
candidates that clear a viable threshold, such as RFK, Jr.
- 54% think debate microphones should automatically cut off when
a speaker's time elapses (Democrats and Independents: 60% each;
Republicans: 44%).
WITH INFLATION AS TOP ISSUE, ECONOMIC OUTLOOK DIVERGES BY
RACE
- Inflation is far and away the most important issue to voters
personally, 25 points higher than immigration, the second
choice.
- 52% of Hispanic voters and 42% of Asian voters say their
personal financial situation is getting worse, while 49% of Black
voters (a plurality) say their personal financial situation is
improving.
- Biden's approval is 53% among Hispanic voters, 66% among Black
voters and 37% among Asian voters.
BIDEN'S ISRAEL POLICY IS
UNPOPULAR
- Biden's job approval on the Israel-Hamas war dropped to 36%,
his lowest.
- 57% believe Biden should continue to provide Israel with weapons even if it enters Rafah
(Democrats: 48%; Republicans: 64%; Independents: 58%).
- 53% think Biden's Israel
policy is being directed by perceived domestic politics, not just
what's best for U.S. national interest in a safe and secure
Israel (Democrats: 38%;
Republicans: 65%; Independents: 56%).
MOST AMERICANS SUPPORT APPROPRIATE PUNISHMENTS FOR CAMPUS
PROTESTERS
- 79% of voters believe student protesters should be removed from
college campuses through detainment or arrest if they become
violent or damage university property (ages 18-24: 64%; ages 65+:
92%).
- 78% believe public university officials who choose to
discipline these student protesters are taking necessary action to
stop public safety threats, not violating their right to free
speech and public assembly (ages 18-24: 66%; ages 65+: 90%).
NO FRONTRUNNERS FOR TRUMP VP
- Voters' top picks for Trump's VP among politicians who have
endorsed him are Ron DeSantis (12%),
Tim Scott (9%) and Vivek Ramaswamy (8%).
- Ramaswamy, Scott, and Marco
Rubio were the top choices who Republican voters said would
make them more likely to vote for Trump.
The May Harvard CAPS / Harris poll survey was conducted online
within the United States on
May 15-16, 2024, among 1,660
registered voters by The Harris Poll and HarrisX. Follow the
Harvard CAPS Harris Poll podcast at
https://www.markpennpolls.com/ or on iHeart Radio, Apple
Podcasts, Spotify, and other podcast platforms.
About The Harris Poll & HarrisX
The Harris Poll is a global consulting and market research firm
that strives to reveal the authentic values of modern society to
inspire leaders to create a better tomorrow. It works with clients
in three primary areas: building twenty-first-century corporate
reputation, crafting brand strategy and performance tracking, and
earning organic media through public relations research. One of the
longest-running surveys in the U.S., The Harris Poll has tracked
public opinion, motivations, and social sentiment since 1963, and
is now part of Stagwell, the challenger holding company built to
transform marketing.
HarrisX is a technology-driven market research and data
analytics company that conducts multi-method research in the U.S.
and over 40 countries around the world on behalf of Fortune 100
companies, public policy institutions, global leaders, NGOs and
philanthropic organizations. HarrisX was the most accurate pollster
of the 2020 U.S. presidential election.
About the Harvard Center for American Political
Studies
The Center for American Political Studies (CAPS) is committed to
and fosters the interdisciplinary study of U.S.
politics. Governed by a group of political scientists,
sociologists, historians, and economists within the Faculty of Arts
and Sciences at Harvard University,
CAPS drives discussion, research, public outreach, and pedagogy
about all aspects of U.S. politics. CAPS encourages cutting-edge
research using a variety of methodologies, including historical
analysis, social surveys, and formal mathematical modeling, and it
often cooperates with other Harvard
centers to support research training and encourage cross-national
research about the United States
in comparative and global contexts. More information at
https://caps.gov.harvard.edu/.
CONTACT:
Sarah Arvizo
pr@stagwellglobal.com
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