Alternate Democratic presidential candidates perform better than Biden, new polling data shows

The strongest potential Democratic presidential candidates in the poll were Sen. Mark Kelly, D-Ariz., Gov. Wes Moore, D-Md., Gov. Josh Shapiro, D-Pa. and Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, D-Mich.

Published: July 17, 2024 10:54am

Updated: July 17, 2024 10:59am

Alternate Democratic presidential candidates perform better than President Biden against former President Trump, according to new polling from BlueLabs Analytics of 15,000 voters in seven swing states.

The polling data is reportedly circulating among Democratic Party officials.

"Nearly every tested Democrat performs better than the President. This includes Vice President [KAMALA] HARRIS who runs better than the President (but behind the average alternative)," read a memo about the findings of the poll.

"Those more closely tied to the current administration perform relatively worse than other tested candidates," the memo also read.

The strongest potential Democratic presidential candidates in the poll were Sen. Mark Kelly, D-Ariz., Gov. Wes Moore, D-Md., Gov. Josh Shapiro, D-Pa. and Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, D-Mich.

Those four Democrats outpaced Biden by about 5 percentage points across key swing states.

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