2020 election: 60% of Americans do not want Donald Trump to win second term as president

Nearly 60 per cent of Americans do not want to see Donald Trump re-elected in the 2020 presidential election, according to a new poll.

While 36 per cent of those surveyed supported a second term for the president, 59 per cent do not, according to the report by Monmouth University.

Mr Trump filed the paperwork to run again in 2020 the day he was inaugurated last January and appeared to confirm during a press conference last week that Vice President Mike Pence will join him on the ticket once again.

Unsurprisingly, the poll of roughly 800 people showed 92 per cent of Democrats and 59 per cent of Independents prefer Mr Trump not remain in the White House for another four years.

A “small but not trivial” 16 per cent of Republicans said they would rather see someone else lead the country, according to Monmouth.

Patrick Murray, director of the Monmouth University Polling Institute, said: “It’s interesting that the number of Americans who feel Trump deserves re-election is actually smaller than the number who give him a positive job rating. It seems that some Americans are okay with Trump as president now but feel that four years might be enough”.

Mr Trump’s job approval rating still remains low - the Monmouth poll puts it at 43 per cent, with a disapproval rating hovering around 49 per cent.

A majority of poll respondents - 52 per cent - said the priority of the new Congress with a Democrat-controlled House and Republican-controlled Senate should be to keep Mr Trump “in check”.

20 per cent said it should only be a minor priority and 25 per cent said curbing the president’s authority should not be a priority for the new Congress at all come January 2019.

While there have been some calls for the new House to start impeachment proceedings, only 36 per cent of those surveyed agree it should happen.

Nearly 60 per cent said they do not favour removing Mr Trump in office, likely a combination of Republican supporters and those who do not want to see Mr Pence take over.

“The new Democratic majority in the House has to perform a bit of a balancing act. Most Americans want Congress to rein in Trump’s excesses, but it has to be done in a way that does not look too partisan,” Mr Murray said.

Rumours are still swirling about who his possible Democratic challenger will be with Hillary Clinton perhaps taking another crack at it.

Senators Kamala Harris, Elizabeth Warren, Bernie Sanders, and Vice President Joe Biden also talked about as serious contenders.

All could be seen attending midterms campaign events around the country as well, particularly in crucial states like Florida and Texas.

Mr Biden has said he would announce a decision on a possible run by January 2019.