New poll shows Biden’s 2024 lead vanishing with Trump on trial

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A caller Quinnipiac University poll released Wednesday shows President Biden's flimsy lead complete erstwhile President Trump vanishing contempt Trump's ongoing criminal proceedings successful New York City.

Trump's trial, related to nan 34 counts of falsifying business records he's charged with, began past week pinch assemblage action and moved into opening arguments this week. Trump has pleaded not blameworthy to each charges. 

The canvass besides recovered nan statesmanlike title to beryllium successful a dormant power with Biden and Trump tied astatine 46% support. 

The 2 stay tied astatine 37% pinch nan inclusion of independent statesmanlike candidates Robert F. Kennedy Jr. (16%) and Dr. Cornel West (3%) and nan Green Party's Jill Stein (3%).

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Donald Trump and Joe Biden

Former President Trump, left, and President Biden. (FOX News)

Those numbers people a important closing of nan spread for Trump, who trailed Biden 48%-45% successful Quinnipiac's March poll. However, pinch nan inclusion of Kennedy, West and Stein, Trump held a one-point lead complete Biden 39%-38%. 

Biden's occupation support remained dismally debased astatine 35% support, down from 37% successful March, while 61% said they disapprove of his occupation performance, up from 59%.

Regarding nan charges Trump faces successful his ongoing New York trial, a plurality of 46% said they judge nan erstwhile president did thing illegal, while 45% said he didn't. However, 27% judge he did thing unethical but not illegal, and 18% judge he did thing wrong.

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Former President Donald Trump attends nan first time of his criminal trial

Former President Trump attends nan first time of his criminal proceedings astatine Manhattan Criminal Court successful New York City April 15, 2024.  (Angela Weiss/AFP via AP Pool)

If Trump were to beryllium convicted connected nan charges, 21% said they would beryllium little apt to ballot for him, 62% said it would not impact their ballot and 15% said they would beryllium much apt to ballot for him.

Trump has based on nan proceedings is axenic politics, a "political persecution," and he maintains his innocence. The erstwhile president, nan first ever to beryllium a suspect successful a criminal trial, vowed to "tell nan truth" if he takes nan stand.

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He has besides based on nan proceedings is unfairly keeping him from nan run trail, giving Biden an advantage. 

Fox News' Brooke Singman contributed to this report.

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Brandon Gillespie is an subordinate editor astatine Fox News. Follow him connected X astatine @BGillespieAL.

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