RFK's SWAY: Third-Party Candidate Pulls 22% in Trump-Biden Race; Quinnipiac Poll

According to the survey results of registered voters released Wednesday, Biden receives 39% to Trump’s 36% in the three-way hypothetical. RFK Jr. would seem to siphon off more votes from Trump than Biden; the incumbent leads Trump by just one point in a hypothetical head-to-head matchup — 47% to 46%, according to the poll.

In the three-way matchup, RFK Jr. earns the most support from independents, with 36%. Trump is next with 31% and 30% back Biden, according to the survey.

“With minority and younger voters seeming intrigued, Kennedy, for now, enjoys the kind of demographic support his charismatic father and uncles generated decades ago,” Quinnipiac University Polling Analyst Tim Malloy said.

And what about a head-to-head match-up without RFK Jr.? Independents support Trump 45% to 44% for Biden, according to the latest survey.

“Trump goes to war with the American legal system, while Biden wrestles with military conflicts on two fronts. Despite the swirling tumult, the partisan criticism, and rancor, the two candidates are still as tied as tied can be,” Malloy wrote.