16% of respondents in a poll would consider supporting Joe Manchin in a third-party bid.

A Potential Threat to President Biden’s Reelection Bid

A new​ poll has revealed ‌that 16 percent of voters would consider‍ voting for Sen. Joe Manchin ‍(D., W.Va.) as a third-party⁣ presidential candidate. ⁢This highlights both public dissatisfaction with⁢ the two major parties and ⁤a potential threat to⁣ President‍ Joe⁣ Biden’s reelection bid.

Fusion Option with ‌a Democrat and​ Republican

The poll, conducted last week by⁢ Monmouth University, also found that 3 in 10 voters would consider backing a third-party ​”fusion” option⁣ with a Democrat and Republican on ‌the ticket. Sixteen percent said they’d consider backing‍ the ticket if⁣ Manchin ⁢was the ⁤presidential candidate and former Republican Utah governor Jon Huntsman was the vice presidential candidate.

Only‍ 2 percent of those asked said they would definitely support that ticket, while 14 percent said they probably would.

The data comes ​after Manchin teased ​ a potential run on ‌a “unity ticket” with Huntsman at a No Labels ​event earlier⁣ this ⁢month.

A Potential Threat to Biden’s⁤ Reelection

A third-party candidate could pose​ a threat to President Biden’s hopes for ⁤reelection. A recent poll conducted last month found that if Cornel West,​ a⁤ socialist ⁤professor who supports ⁢ reparations,‍ makes it on the ballot, he would garner 6 percent ‍of the vote. This could potentially take enough support ‌away from Biden to allow former president Donald Trump to win.

Earlier polling⁤ this‌ year revealed that only⁢ 37 percent​ of Democrats ‌want Biden to serve‍ four more years. Additionally, 78 percent of voters believe‍ Biden should not run again.