Josh Shapiro beats Donald Trump in hypothetical presidential election, poll finds – By George Stockburger (WJET) / Dec 20, 2023
(WHTM) – Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro handedly defeated Donald Trump in a hypothetical presidential matchup posed to voters by Muhlenberg College’s Institute of Public Opinion.
The survey found the first-term Democrat Shapiro receiving 48% to Trump’s 37% with 11% leaning for another candidate and 4% unsure.
Shapiro has been viewed by many in the Democratic Party as a rising star in national politics. A member of President Joe Biden’s national advisory board, Shapiro has been seen as potentially positioning himself for a 2028 presidential primary run.
A Engagious/Sago focus group project released by Axios earlier this year found Pennsylvania swing voters wanted to see Shapiro run for president over Biden, highlighting the reopening of I-95 two weeks after after an overpass collapsed on June 11.
