Kamala Harris and Hillary Clinton best suited to replace Biden against Trump: Poll

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President Joe Biden is resisting calls by many in his party to step aside. But if he does, Vice President Kamala Harris and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton may have the best chance at taking on former President Donald Trump, according to a new poll.

A poll from Democratic pollster Bendixen & Amandi, shared with Politico on Tuesday, shows Trump leading Biden 43%-42%, but Harris leading the former president 42%-41%, and Clinton leading him 43%-41%. Other possible Biden replacements, such as Govs. Gretchen Whitmer (D-MI) and Gavin Newsom (D-CA) trail Trump 40%-36% and 40%-37%, respectively.

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