New poll shows Trump BEATING Biden in 2024 – with cash-strapped voters feeling ‘hurt’ by president’s policies and concerned that the 81-year-old’s capacity to hold office is dwindling

Donald Trump could beat Joe Biden in next year’s presidential race, a new poll suggests.

President Biden’s approval rating has fallen, leaving him 4 points behind former President Trump, data shows Wall Street Journal poll out of 1,500 registered voters.

In a hypothetical vote between the two candidates, Trump would receive 47 percent of the vote to Biden’s 43 percent.

When five potential third-party and independent candidates are included, Trump’s lead increases to 6 points, from 37 to 31 percent.

The poll found widespread dissatisfaction with the president’s policies, including his economic program, as well as concerns about his age.

61 percent of those surveyed saw Biden’s overall image in an unfavorable light, a record high.

Likewise, about 37 percent approved of Biden’s job performance.

More than half of voters had a negative view of “Bidenomics,” the president’s signature economic platform.

Two-thirds of voters rate the economy as poor or not good, and two-thirds say the economy has gotten worse over the last two years while Biden has been in office.

Economic anxiety is particularly acute among young voters, an important pillar of the Democratic coalition.

For example, less than a third of voters under age 35 say the economy is doing well, compared with 40 percent of voters age 65 and older.

This is despite indicators such as soaring GDP growth, contained inflation and low unemployment rates pointing to a strong economy.

Just 23 percent of voters say Biden’s policies have helped them personally, while 53 percent say the president’s agenda has hurt them.

Widespread pessimism appears to be weighing heavily on voters, with 48 percent saying they don’t believe this generation will do better than the last.

It’s not all bad news for Biden, however: Respondents say they trust him more than Trump on abortion, something that has been proven to boost support for Democratic candidates.

The poll also found that those undecided in the presidential race are leaning toward Democrats on other poll questions, suggesting they could be persuaded to back Biden nearly a year from now.

It comes after a New York Times poll conducted in late October and early November showed Trump beating Biden in five of six battleground states that are key to winning the 2024 election.

Biden turned 81 in November, despite experts and polls questioning whether he could still lead the country.

The president has faced repeated questions about his fitness to serve less than a year before the 2024 election.

When asked in November to respond to concerns about his age, the White House deflected and tried to rattle off a list of his accomplishments.

“With President Biden’s decades of experience in public service and deep relationships with congressional leaders, he passed legislation that helped create more than 14 million jobs, lower the cost of prescription drugs, invest in America’s infrastructure and technology, and led to the strongest economic development.” recovery in the developed world,” said White House communications director Ben LaBolt.

But some of his staff still believe he needs protection, and a new strategy is being developed to prevent him from falling or getting lost on stage, as he has done on numerous occasions.

Some have described it as putting the president in bubble wrap until November 2024 to make sure he doesn’t trip and fall again in public, as he did at the Air Force Academy commencement in June.

But other current and former administration officials strongly disagree and are calling on him to campaign to “show off his energy” and “show off his age rather than ignore it.”

Veteran Democratic strategist Simon Rosenberg is in the second camp, saying Biden should hit his age and test even more.

“He was successful because of his age, not in spite of it,” Rosenberg said.

“We’re all going to have to prove it because it’s true. We cannot escape the problem of age.

“This will be a major part of the conversation, but we will be making a political mistake if we don’t challenge it more aggressively.”

But John B. Giudice, a longtime political strategist and author, suggested Biden’s age makes him appear less presidential.

“He doesn’t look or sound the part,” Giudice said. “He is not an overbearing or charming character in a presidential or presidential election.”

Giudice praised many of Biden’s legislative accomplishments, including infrastructure and climate change, but said his “public performance” has been poor.