Could Michelle Obama replace Biden as Democratic nominee – and beat Trump?

Former first lady Michelle Obama is the only Democrat that could beat Donald Trump in a head-to-head race in November, according to a new poll.

The poll, conducted by Reuters/Ipsos, found that the former first lady was the only Democrat with a lead on Trump in a hypothetical match-up, garnering 50 per cent support to his 39 per cent.

Only four per cent of respondents said they would not vote at all.

The survey also found that President Joe Biden and Trump are neck-and-neck in a head-to-head match-up, each receiving 40 per cent of the vote, while eight per cent said they would vote for someone else, with another eight per cent saying they would not vote at all.

Kamala Harris received 42 per cent in a head-to-head match-up with Trump, the poll found. Meanwhile, other Democrats floated as potential replacements to Biden include California Governor Gavin Newson, who trailed Trump by three percentage points, and Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer, who trailed by five points in the poll.

An earlier Rasmussen Reports poll released in February also found that Obama was the top choice among Democrats to replace Biden on the 2024 ticket.

The former first lady has repeatedly said she has no plans to pursue a bid for the White House, saying bluntly at the end of her husband’s second term in 2017: “No, nope, not going to do it.”

She doubled down on her opposition to a run again in 2019, urging voters to support Biden instead.

But speculation of a presidential run — or a potential Biden-Michelle Obama ticket — arose again in March, with CNN commentator Alisyn Camerota floating her as a vice presidential pick.

However, Obama rejected the calls once againin a statement to NBC News. Former US President Barack Obama has also rejected