Independents Swing Toward Trump for the First Time In Over Four Years

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63% : Biden's approval rating among Independents also declined by 12 points, while Trump gained 16 points among the party.
60% : In addition, a Wall Street Journal poll released this week found that Trump leads Biden in six of the seven top swing states, including Pennsylvania, Nevada, Michigan, North Carolina, Arizona, Wisconsin, and Georgia.
50% : Flash forward for years, 52 percent indicate they will cast their vote for Trump in 2024, while just 45 percent support Biden.
49% : In 2020, 57 percent of Independent voters supported Biden, while only 36 percent chose Trump.
45% : However, with a third-party choice on the ballot, the poll found that Trump still came out on top with 40 percent of the vote.
43% : Forty-six percent of voters suggested they would support Trump, while only 35 percent said they would vote for Trump if they were the only two candidates on the ballot.
40% : According to a recent NPR/ Marist poll, Independent voters suggested they would cast their ballots for Trump over Biden by a sweeping 28 points.
22% : The majority of the voters cited Biden's reckless immigration policies and disastrous economy as top concerns when deciding who to cast their ballot for.

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