WikimediaWhile many voters are sharply focused on the governor’s runoff, a new poll out from the Metairie-based research firm Multi-Quest shows Republican Donald Trump would best both Hillary Clinton and Vice President Joe Biden, two of the most recognizable names on the Democratic side, in a Louisiana vote for president.
Biden, though, announced last week he would not run.
With an error margin of +/-4 percent, the poll has Trump taking Clinton 44-33. Clinton runs best in Orleans and East Baton Rouge parishes. Trump also leads Biden 41-39, well within the poll’s margin of error.
The firm’s political director John Scurich points out that Trump’s numbers don’t drop that much against Biden –- only about three points.
“What we notice here is there is less undecided and they appear to go to Biden,” he said before Biden bowed out. “Biden is much more palatable to voters, especially moderate to conservative Democrats.”
One region of the state Biden wins where Clinton doesn’t, according to the poll, is north Louisiana. Trump shows a seven-point lead over Clinton there, compared to Biden edging out Trump 42-41.
The only other head-to-head tested in the poll was Joe Biden against former Hewlett-Packard CEO Carly Fiorina. In that match-up, Fiorina leads Biden 41-36. Multi-Quest polled the question independently.