Trump and Biden in Tight Race for 2024 Presidential Election, CBS News Poll Finds

A new CBS News poll has found that former President Donald Trump and current President Joe Biden are in a tight race for the 2024 presidential election.

The poll found that Biden is down one point in a matchup against Trump. In response, Trump has decided to skip the second Republican presidential primary debate next week in California and instead deliver a prime-time speech to union workers in Detroit.

The exact time and audience of the speech have yet to be determined, but it is expected to take place during the same night as the debate. Trump’s decision to counter-program the debate comes as the United Auto Workers are currently in a labor dispute with car manufacturers, which has drawn national attention.

This is the second election cycle in which Trump has snubbed a debate in favor of a competing event. He has previously stated that he would consider running for president again in 2024.

The CBS News poll found that Trump currently has a strong lead in the Republican primary race, with a majority of Republican voters saying they would support him if he were to run again. Biden, meanwhile, is the frontrunner among Democratic primary voters.

The poll also found that a majority of Americans believe that the country is headed in the wrong direction, with a majority of both Republicans and Democrats saying they are dissatisfied with the current state of the nation.