by Madeleine Hubbard
More Pennsylvania voters want former President Donald Trump or Florida Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis to run for President than President Joe Biden, despite the fact he has the affectionate nickname “Scranton Joe” after his birth town in the state, according to a new poll.
The Commonwealth Foundation, a group promoting free markets in Pennsylvania, found in a survey last week that 34 percent of registered voters in the state want Trump to run for President in 2024, followed by 26 percent who want DeSantis to run. Biden, however, earned 24 percent in the poll that allowed respondents to select all candidates that they want to see run. Close behind Biden is Democratic Gov. Josh Shapiro at 20 percent. Out of the four top potential candidates, only Trump has formally declared his presidential campaign for 2024.
Most registered voters in Pennsylvania, 58 percent, disapprove of the job Biden is doing as president, compared to 40 percent who approve.
While Trump won Pennsylvania in 2016, Biden was declared the winner of the state in 2020 by about 80,000 votes.
Issues topping Keystone State voters’ concerns going into the 2024 election cycle include inflation and the cost of living; the economy as a whole; immigration and border security; crime; and gun control.
Among policy issues with significant support with voters are: implementing a requirements for voter identification (77 percent), limiting the powers of unelected bureaucrats (70 percent), and expanding the widow for lawsuits arising from claims of sexual abuse (63 percent).
The poll was conducted with 600 registered Pennsylvania voters from March 24-29, and it has a 4 percent margin of error.
Read the poll’s full findings.
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Madeleine Hubbard is an international correspondent for Just the News. Follow her on Twitter or Instagram.
Photo “Donald Trump” by Gage Skidmore. CC BY-SA 2.0. Photo “Ron DeSantis” by Gage Skidmore. CC BY-SA 2.0. Photo “Joe Biden” by Gage Skidmore. CC BY-SA 2.0. Background Photo “Pennsylvania State Capitol” by Governor Tom Wolf. CC BY 2.0.
