Wall Street Journal poll<\/a> [behind a paywall] zeroes in on likely voters who haven\u2019t made up their mind what they will do and are \u201cpersuadable\u201d either way.<\/p>\nIt turns out, 26% of Americans\u2013over one fourth\u2013are in this category.\u00a0 That would be more than enough to determine the outcome of a close election.<\/p>\n
They don\u2019t like either Biden or Trump:\u00a0 70% disapprove of the current president, thinking him too old, with few accomplishments, and presiding over a weak economy.\u00a0 They do think he is more likable than Trump and cares more about ordinary Americans.\u00a0 Trump scores slightly worse, with a disapproval rating of 74%.\u00a0 The persuadables give him credit for accomplishing a lot, but they dislike his personal qualities and his efforts to overturn the 2020 election. They also don\u2019t like the way Republicans are trying to impeach Biden.<\/p>\n
Interestingly, the persuadables care less about Trump\u2019s indictments and the Hunter Biden scandal than most Americans.<\/p>\n
What doesn\u2019t bode well for Republicans is that these undecided voters also tend to be big supporters of abortion.<\/p>\n
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