The recent poll conducted by J.L. Partners and Daily Mail indicates that former first lady Michelle Obama is behind former President Donald Trump by the same margin that President Joe Biden trails him in a hypothetical general election matchup. The poll revealed that 47 percent of the 1,000 likely voter respondents would support Trump in a race against Michelle Obama, who garnered 44 percent. The specific responses of the remaining participants were not provided.

The margin between Trump and Biden in the same poll is the same as this margin, which is three points. However, Trump receives a slightly higher percentage of support against Obama, who some pundits have suggested as a possible alternative to Biden for Democrats. Trump is ahead of Biden with 46 percent to 43 percent.

J.L Partners cofounder James Johnson told the Mail, “Voters are no more keen to vote for Michelle over Trump than they are for Biden, with Trump beating her overall and even with Independents.”

“It was never very realistic, but this poll puts paid to the idea she can be any kind of saving force for the Democrats,” he added.

Back in January, Michelle Obama said she was “terrified about what could possibly happen” in the 2024 election.

“The fact that people think that: ‘Government, does it really even do anything?’ And I’m like, ‘Oh my God, does government do everything for us,’” Obama said in part. “And we cannot take this democracy for granted. And sometimes, I worry that we do.”

She dismissed the notion of running for president in March, amidst growing worries about Biden’s age and memory following the Hur report.

“As former First Lady Michelle Obama has expressed several times over the years, she will not be running for president,” Crystal Carson, Obama’s comms director saod in a statement.

The 45th president enjoys the support of 43 percent of the population, while Biden has the backing of 39 percent. Independent candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. garners the support of seven percent, while independent Cornel West has the backing of two percent. Jill Stein from the Green Party draws one percent of support.


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