28 percent of swing voters say Joe Biden’s treatment of the girl make them “much less likely” to vote for him in 2024.
Most Americans are unaware of the story about Joe Biden’s refusal to acknowledge Hunter Biden’s four-year-old daughter as his seventh grandchild.
- Once voters are made aware of the story, 67% say Joe Biden should acknowledge the girl as his granddaughter.
WHY IT MATTERS – Joe Biden has made decency a theme of his campaign. His refusal to acknowledge the girl as a member of the family could undermine that image.
- The story could also lend further credence to the impression that Joe Biden cannot be trusted to act ethically when it comes to his son Hunter Biden’s legal troubles.
HOW TO USE THIS DATA – This data shows the potential impact of the story on several attributes of Joe Biden’s public image and which groups of voters are most likely to shift their vote away from Biden.
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Most voters are unaware of the story.
- Asked if the story of Joe Biden’s refusal to acknowledge Hunter Biden’s four-year-old daughter as his seventh grandchild was true, 40% of voters said the story was true, 17% said it was false, and 44% said they didn’t know.
- Independents (52%) and Asians (55%) were the most likely to say they didn’t know if the story was true.
- 61% of voters in America’s New Majority who are undecided on the generic ballot say they don’t know if the story is true.
Nearly 7-in-10 (67%) voters say Joe Biden should acknowledge Hunter Biden’s four-year-old daughter as his seventh grandchild.
- This includes majorities of Republicans (81%), Independents (65%), and Democrats (55%).
- 26% of all voters say they don’t know.
- 74% of voters in America’s New Majority say Biden should acknowledge the girl as his granddaughter.
- That includes majorities of those undecided on the generic ballot (60%) and leaning Democrat (66%).
The story makes Americans more likely to believe the following:
- 55% – Joe Biden is out-of-touch.
- 51% – Joe Biden cannot be trusted to do the right thing when it comes to his son, Hunter Biden, and his family’s reputation.
- 50% – Joe Biden is cold-hearted.
- 50% – Joe Biden thinks he and his family are better than average Americans.
Impact on 2024 – story moves swing voters and Gen Z:
- 29% of voters say knowing that Joe Biden refuses to acknowledge Hunter Biden’s four-year-old daughter as a member of the family makes them “much less likely” to vote for him in 2024.
- This includes 28% of swing voters and 31% of independents.
- 46% of Gen Z voters say the story makes them less likely to vote for Joe Biden in 2024 – the largest among all age groups.
- A plurality (48%) say knowledge of the story makes no difference in how they will vote.