An ABC News/Ipsos poll finds a near-even split between Biden, Trump and neither.
President Joe Biden delivers the annual State of the Union address before a joint session of Congress in the House chamber at the Capital building, on March 7, 2024, in Washington, D.C. | Republican presidential candidate, former President Donald Trump arrives for an election-night watch party at Mar-a-Lago, on March 5, 2024 in West Palm Beach, Fla.
The candidates' favorability ratings are similar, and similarly low, with 33% of Americans having a favorable impression of Biden compared to 29% for Trump. Just over one in five Americans have an unfavorable view of both the current and former president. Whether this group votes and who they vote for will be a key driver of the 2024 outcome.
Among the key target group of "double haters" , half said they did not read, see or hear anything about the speech while 19% thought the president did better than expected and 7% thought he did worse than expected. Americans give higher marks to Biden over Trump on climate change and abortion . Among Americans who view both candidates unfavorably, 36% approve of Biden's handling of abortion.
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