A new poll found that 40% of Democratic voters think the Ukrainian business dealings of Joe Biden’s son, Hunter, should be discussed on the campaign trail.
According to the Tuesday Hill-HarrisX poll, a majority of both Republicans and independents also believe the topic should be a point of discussion, with 64% of Republicans and 54% of independents saying it is an important issue.
Voters overall are split on the matter, with 52% believing the business dealings should be a campaign focus and 48% disagreeing.
The poll was released the same day that ABC aired an interview with Hunter Biden. From 2014 to 2019, he served on the board of Ukrainian energy company Burisma Holdings, bringing in $50,000 per month for the role.
Biden, who has no experience in the energy sector, said during the Tuesday interview that he would “probably not” have been asked to serve on the board were it not for his family name.
His position on the board has leaked its way into his father’s 2020 campaign. House Democrats launched an impeachment inquiry into President Trump after an intelligence community whistleblower, who used to have a working relationship with Joe Biden, alleged that Trump unduly pressured Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky to investigate the Bidens’ ties to the energy company.
The poll was conducted from Oct. 11 to 12, and has a margin of error ranging from 5.1% to 5.8%.
