Tonight on 3 60 new CNN polling which shows which Republican candidate does better against

President Biden, why she likely won't face him and what voters make of their choices.

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and the candidate is warning us to brace for impact here.

Good evening everyone, John Berman here in for Anderson.

We begin tonight with fresh evidence for anyone who believes, for better or worse,

that the Republican Party is not on its way to nominating the strongest

candidate against President Biden.

New CNN polling, now as with all polling is just a snapshot, but it does follow a trend.

In it, President Biden trails Donald Trump by four points,

which is just outside the margin of error. That's the same as it was as far back as lost

last October. On the other hand, when matched up against Nicky Haley,

that gap widens to double digit, 13 points,

13 points versus 4 points for Trump.

Her problem continues to be persuading Republicans,

even in South Carolina her home state,

where she is the underdog in the primary there

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