Some Biden voters now back RFK Jr. instead, polling shows
- Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announced his presidential bid on Wednesday.
- Kennedy is backed by 35% of voters who say Joe Biden's policies are “too liberal"
- 67% of Biden's 2020 supporters would back him for the Democratic nomination
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. (AP Photo/Hans Pennink, File)
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(NewsNation) — About 14% of voters who backed President Joe Biden in 2020 say they support Robert F. Kennedy Jr., according to results from a USA Today/Suffolk University Poll.
The anti-vaccine activist and nephew of former President John F. Kennedy announced his candidacy Wednesday. He’s already garnered the support of 33% of Biden voters, who now say they disapprove of the job he has done. Kennedy is also backed by 35% of voters who say the current president’s policies are “too liberal,” the polling found.
About 67% of Biden’s 2020 supporters said they would again back him for the Democratic nomination over his current challengers.
A separate survey by the Morning Consult found that one in 10 potential Democratic primary voters back Kennedy.
Biden has not officially announced plans to seek re-election
The USA Today/Suffolk University survey was conducted Saturday through Tuesday, with a margin of error of plus or minus 4 percentage points, the newspaper reported.
