Poll Finally Resolves The Question: Do Americans Think Trump or Biden Would Win a Hot Dog Eating Context
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Voters are being polled on a number of hot topics ahead of November’s presidential election, and that list now includes whether Donald Trump or President Joe Biden would win in a hot dog eating contest.
A poll released Tuesday from Echelon Insights asked voters to weigh in on whether the country is one the right or wrong track and about issues like abortion and immigration. They were also asked to weigh in on a hypothetical eating contest between 77-year-old Trump and 81-year-old Biden.
The question was part of a number of a number of tasks listed and voters could choose whether they think Trump or Biden would perform better.
In a hot dog eating contest, 58% said they think Trump would perform better. Only 13% backed Biden as the potential winner, while 29% said they were unsure.
Other tasks listed include: playing Monopoly, managing a fantasy football team, and building Ikea furniture. For Monopoly, 29% backed Biden and 49% backed Trump. Another 24% were unsure. Voters were split on fantasy football with 26% backing Biden and 43% backing Trump. Ikea furniture building split even more with 31% saying Biden could perform better than Trump, while 34% said the former president could do better.
Biden topped Trump in three areas: teaching a beginners cooking class, house sitting for a long weekend, and changing a baby’s diaper.
Most of the results were fairly evenly spread, but Trump had a significant lead in hot dog eating, as well as fighting a medium sized dog with 48% believing he could perform better in the situation, compared to 17% saying the same thing about the president.
The Echelon survey was conducted April 12-14 among 1,020 voters and it has a margin of error of 3.9%.
Voters listed cost of living as the most pressing issue, and 66% said the country is on the wrong track while 26% said it’s headed in the right direction. Biden scored a 43% approval rating. Another 56% said they either somewhat or strongly disapprove of his performance. For Trump’s time in office, 47% said they approved of the job he did while 52% disapproved.
