A survey from Echelon Insights found that Donald Trump has a slightly larger lead over Joe Biden with Robert F. Kennedy Jr. running as an Independent.
Without Kennedy’s Independent bid, Trump leads Biden by three points, 46% to 43%.
With Kennedy’s Independent bid, Trump leads Biden 40% to 36%.
In that scenario, Kennedy has 14% support.
Another scenario proposed by the survey found that Kennedy took 17% of Democratic votes and 11% of Republican votes.
The findings suggest Democrats are more negatively affected by Kennedy’s Independent bid than Republicans.
NEW FINDINGS: In our latest poll, we found that an Independent Robert F. Kennedy Jr. would INCREASE Donald Trump's margin over Joe Biden by one point(!)
— Echelon Insights (@EchelonInsights) October 2, 2023
Later today, we'll be sharing our September Omnibus poll so you can get all the details! pic.twitter.com/f5qheJSOUj
Reporting from Breitbart:
The survey comes as Kennedy plans to exit the Democrat primary race and run for president as an independent. He is rumored to make it official in an October 9 announcement in Pennsylvania. ... This move will surely stir up further concern for the Democrat Party, as some — including Democrat National Committee Chairman Jaime Harrison — have already warned of the negative ramifications Cornel West’s third-party bid could have on Biden.
