Trump 7 points ahead of Biden in head-to-head matchup: poll

Former President Donald Trump stands well ahead of his old rival, President Joe Biden, in a hypothetical 2024 rematch between the two, a recent poll suggests.

Trump claimed 47% support among registered voters in the latest Harvard CAPS-Harris Poll, whereas Biden claimed 40% support, according to The Hill. A further 13% were undecided between them.

In further bad news for Biden, Florida Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis managed to tie the president in a one-on-one matchup, with 42% support each. Biden narrowly led former U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley by a 40% to 38% margin.

Conducted between May 17-18, the survey questioned 2,004 registered voters.

Trump and Biden both stand as the clear frontrunners in their respective party primaries, though many months remain before the first nominating contests. 

The former president has enjoyed a surge in his primary polls in recent months, which has somewhat come at the expense of DeSantis, who is expected to soon announce his candidacy for the nomination.

DeSantis has partially made the pitch that he is more electable than Trump and some polls have shown that the Florida governor performs well against Biden in key swing states such as Arizona and Georgia.

Nonetheless, Trump's considerable lead over the incumbent president in the Harvard-Harris poll, may call that claim into question.

Ben Whedon is an editor and reporter for Just the News. Follow him on Twitter.