A Liz Cheney presidential run could swing election in Trump’s favor: Poll

Heather Hamilton

August 23, 03:45 PM August 23, 03:45 PM

A 2024 presidential operate by Rep. Liz Cheney (R-WY) could conclusion up benefiting former President Donald Trump.

Whilst Cheney has admitted she is “thinking about” working for president, a Yahoo Information/YouGov poll unveiled Tuesday confirmed that if the congresswoman pursued a presidential bid as an impartial, she could swing the election in Trump’s favor.

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The poll uncovered that if the 2024 election had been held currently with Trump going through off towards President Joe Biden as the Democratic nominee and Cheney as an independent applicant, Trump would maintain an 8-point guide over Biden, 40% to 32%.

Nonetheless with out Cheney in the race, the poll located that Trump would path Biden by 4 details, 46% to 42%.

The poll outcomes indicated that Biden could shed voters with Cheney in the election combine, suggesting Democratic voters may be much more most likely to split party rank.

Of Cheney’s 11% of the vote, 69% was pulled from Biden, while just 15% came from individuals probably to vote for Trump.

Cheney missing her Wyoming Republican key by a double-digit margin previous week to Trump-backed legal professional Harriet Hageman.

The Yahoo Information/YouGov poll was conducted from Aug. 18-22 surveying 1,563 U.S. grownups with a 2.6% margin of mistake.