CHARLESTON, S.C. – A new poll from Roanoke College confirms it yet again: Republicans cannot win with Donald Trump at the top of the ticket. In the general election, Nikki Haley wins Virginia by nine points over Biden while Donald Trump loses by four points.
Trump's loss to Biden is all the more stunning considering Biden's abysmal 33 percent approval rating. Even voters who disapprove of Biden's performance can't bring themselves to vote for Trump.
"Republicans cannot win with Donald Trump. It's that simple," said Haley spokesperson AnnMarie Graham-Barnes. "Nikki Haley, on the other hand, brings people back into the GOP fold and easily clinches a state Republicans haven't won in 20 years. Huge numbers of Americans are using their voices to tell the establishment that they're ready for a return to normalcy and a new generation of conservative leadership."
The poll also shows that roughly two-thirds of Virginians have an unfavorable view of both Trump and Biden. Seventy-three percent believe the nation is on the wrong track.
Nikki Haley, Haley Campaign Press Release - BREAKING POLL: In Light Blue Virginia, Haley Wins Big Online by Gerhard Peters and John T. Woolley, The American Presidency Project https://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/node/370512