The development gives former President Donald Trump an important structural advantage in the November election. That compares with Democratic leads of 6 points in 2020, 7 points in 2016 and 9 points in 2012. “It’s definitely unusual,’’ Jeffrey Jones , senior editor of Gallup polling, said of the GOP advantage. Defections from Trump among some GOP voters was one reason for her lead. In combining all its surveys in a given year, Gallup has found the GOP leading in party identification only three times since 1991.

Source: Wall Street Journal October 10, 2024 00:17 UTC