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Voters are not happy about having to choose between Trump and Biden. Trump allies are trying to boost RFK Jr. in an effort to split the anti-Trump vote. The tactic might be backfiring.
A trio of recent polls shows that Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s independent candidacy may be hurting former President Trump more than President Biden.
Why it matters: President Biden says his polling numbers are moving in the right direction. They look even better when the latest results for Robert F. Kennedy Jr. are factored in.
By the numbers: Biden and Trump are tied 46%-46% in the latest Quinnipiac University national poll.
- Throw RFK in the mix, and it's still tied 37%-37%.
- But force RFK voters to choose and they break 47%-29% for Trump.
- That dynamic is consistent with two other polls — a Marist survey on Monday and a NBC News one on Sunday — that show Biden's margin increasing when RFK and other third party candidates are included.
