May 6 , 2023 - With President Joe Biden having recently announced his 2024 re- election bid , latest polling shows him with a wide lead against his so far two challengers for the Democratic nomination.

With 62% of those polled Biden is far ahead of his closest challenger , Robert F. Kennedy Jr. with 19%. For Kennedy , the son of Democratic Party icon the late United States Robert F. Kennedy of New York , this marks his first time officially running for political office. Still with 19% of those polled , Kennedy a long time environmental lawyer and activist , is off to a surprising start against a sitting president.

In third place is author and activist , Marianne Williamson with 9%. This is Williamson's second White House race as she also ran in 2020. If elected , Williamson would become the first woman president in the history of the United States.