So why is this comparison even done?

The question was posed as if trump running in 2028 was an actual option

and Trump himself keeps fantasizing about it---
so that makes it a valid polling question, just as a hypothetical---

like the earlier poll which showed Obama beating Trump by about 10 points....

Both results showed such an election as too big for the Republicans to steal,
and maybe THAT is the point of the pollsters who asked those questions!


Anyway, if Trump is still alive in 2028, he will probably have to be moved around in a bucket...

Maybe something like: if Trump is still alive and attempts to run for president in 2028

Way too soon.

More immediate concerns require our thoughts and energy.

: decisively.

Then again, KAMALA should have won in 2024---
but next time the 'economy gun' will be pointed in the opposite direction!

These polls are just a snapshot useful maybe for tracking a trend but not a good prediction for who will be the nominee or win.

so yes, that is edging out. Also as mentioned by others, not at 50% due to 10% undecided.

There are reasons to take this positively. It very likely represents a referendum on Trump. There have been no primaries and, on our side, we are in a place where we have many alternatives.

If, like most countries, the winner was the winner of the popular vote, if more than one percent of the undecided moved to us or more than 2 percent don't vote at all, we have over 50 percent.

To me, what is fascinating is the difference between those over 45 and those under 45.

that there will be a head-to-head matchup in 2028

sorry I can't cite it now