Trump leads Biden among Georgia voters before CNN debate in Atlanta: Poll – Washington Examiner

Former President Donald Trump is holding his lead over President Joe Biden in Georgia ahead of their Thursday battle on the debate stage in Atlanta.

An Atlanta Journal-Constitution poll released Tuesday shows Trump with a 42.7%-37.6% lead over Biden. The survey also shows independent candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. with 8.5% and Libertarian candidate Chase Oliver with 1%, while 7.9% of respondents said they were undecided. Kennedy has yet to qualify for the ballot in Georgia.

The poll continues a trend of Trump holding leads over Biden in Georgia, which the former president narrowly lost in 2020. The RealClearPolitics polling average shows Trump leading Biden 46.2%-42.2% in the recent surveys conducted in the state.

In the 2020 election, Biden won the state, 49.5%-49.2%, by roughly 12,000 votes. The state is considered a “toss-up” by the Cook Political Report, but Trump has not trailed in a single poll since November 2023 — when one poll showed him trailing the president by 1 point.

Both men will face off Thursday at CNN’s Atlanta studio in the first of their two debates. It is scheduled to begin at 9 p.m.

The debate will be in a trump-more-votes-than-voters-in-key-swing-states/” title=”Trump: More Votes Than Voters in Key Swing States”>key swing state for both candidates, but both will be jetting off for other states where they hope to be competitive following the Thursday matchup. Biden is slated to host a rally in North Carolina on Friday, while Trump will go to Virginia for his own rally alongside Gov. Glenn Youngkin (R-VA).

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North Carolina is considered “lean Republican” by the Cook Political Report, while Virginia is rated as “likely Democratic” by the outlet.

The RealClearPolitics polling average shows Trump leading Biden in North Carolina 47.6%-41.8%, while in Virginia, the president leads 45.5%-43.3%.