Trump soars past Biden in key swing states: poll

Former President Donald Trump has staked out clear leads against President Joe Biden in key swing states that could hand him the 2024 presidential election.

At the national level, Trump and Biden tied with 39% support each in a recent Reuters/Ipsos survey. In the American electoral system, however, it is not the popular vote winner that necessarily claims the White House. Rather, one must claim a majority of votes in the Electoral College, which in practice go to the winner of the state the electors represent.

In the key swing states of Georgia, Arizona, Wisconsin, Pennsylvania, North Carolina, Nevada, and Michigan, Trump notched a 6% lead over Biden, 41% to 35%. A further 24% were undecided. The survey did not break down the margins in each of those states.

Trump won North Carolina in 2020 but lost all of the rest to Biden. Flipping only a handful of these states would likely win him the presidency.

Conducted Sept. 8-14, the survey questioned 4,413 U.S. adults and has a margin of error of +/- 2%.

On the whole, Trump appears to be gaining ground against Biden in a potential rematch and currently leads him by 0.5% in the RealClearPolitics polling average, which does not include the Reuters survey.

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