NEW POLL: LOTS OF REPUBLICANS CAN BEAT JOE BIDEN. These days, each poll seems to bring discouraging news for President Joe Biden. Voters think he's too old. They don't approve of his job performance. They prefer someone else be the Democratic nominee for president. They think he was involved in his son Hunter Biden's shady international influence-peddling business. And they would choose a Republican over Biden in a head-to-head 2024 matchup.
All of that bad news and more is contained in a poll from CNN. First, just 39% of those surveyed say they approve of the job he is doing as president, versus 61% who disapprove. It's been two years since a majority of Americans approved of Biden's job performance. During that time, his job approval bounced around in the 40s. Now, it has dipped into the high 30s. To make matters worse, a solid majority — 58% — say Biden's policies have worsened economic conditions in the United States. That's a bad place to be if you are a president seeking reelection.
Then pollsters asked, "What is your biggest concern, if any, about Joe Biden as a candidate for president in 2024?" A huge majority of Democrats, not the electorate as a whole, but Biden's own party, named issues related to Biden's age. Forty-nine percent answered "his age/too old/need someone younger." Seven percent answered "his mental competence/sharpness/senility." Another 7% answered "his health." And another 7% said "ability to handle the job/effectiveness." Added together, that is 70% of Democrats who have serious concerns about whether Biden, who would start a second term at age 82, is up to the job of president of the U.S.
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Given that, it's not a surprise that a majority of Democrats do not want Biden to be the party's 2024 candidate. The pollsters asked a simple question: "Who do you think the Democratic Party should nominate as the party's candidate for president in 2024?" The answers were Joe Biden, a different candidate, or no opinion. Sixty-seven percent said they want a different candidate, while just 33% said they want Biden. The only good news for Biden is that those 67% of Democrats do not have a specific alternative in mind. A few said Bernie Sanders (who is older than Biden), a few said Pete Buttigieg, or Gavin Newsom, or Gretchen Whitmer. But no alternative candidate received significant support, which means that Biden can probably become the nominee simply by not going anywhere.
There's more discouraging news for Biden on the Hunter Biden front. The pollsters asked: "Based on what you have heard or read, do you think Joe Biden did or did not have any involvement in his son Hunter Biden's business dealings in Ukraine and China while serving as vice president?" Sixty-one percent said Joe Biden did have some involvement in Hunter Biden's business, while 38% said he did not. Joe Biden, has, of course, strongly denied any involvement, meaning most Americans don't believe him.
And then there is Joe Biden versus the GOP.The pollsters measured Biden against all of his major Republican would-be challengers and found that, while all the scenarios were close, the president could defeat only one of them — Vivek Ramaswamy — and then by just a single point.
First, of course, the pollsters asked about Biden versus former President Donald Trump. The result: Trump 47%, Biden 46%. Then, other Republicans, and more bad news for Biden: Mike Pence 46%, Biden 44%. Tim Scott 46%, Biden 44%. Chris Christie 44%, Biden 42%. The results show Biden struggling and losing against candidates who are sure to be also-rans in the Republican primary race.
All of that bad news and more is contained in a poll from CNN. First, just 39% of those surveyed say they approve of the job he is doing as president, versus 61% who disapprove. It's been two years since a majority of Americans approved of Biden's job performance. During that time, his job approval bounced around in the 40s. Now, it has dipped into the high 30s. To make matters worse, a solid majority — 58% — say Biden's policies have worsened economic conditions in the United States. That's a bad place to be if you are a president seeking reelection.
Then pollsters asked, "What is your biggest concern, if any, about Joe Biden as a candidate for president in 2024?" A huge majority of Democrats, not the electorate as a whole, but Biden's own party, named issues related to Biden's age. Forty-nine percent answered "his age/too old/need someone younger." Seven percent answered "his mental competence/sharpness/senility." Another 7% answered "his health." And another 7% said "ability to handle the job/effectiveness." Added together, that is 70% of Democrats who have serious concerns about whether Biden, who would start a second term at age 82, is up to the job of president of the U.S.
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Given that, it's not a surprise that a majority of Democrats do not want Biden to be the party's 2024 candidate. The pollsters asked a simple question: "Who do you think the Democratic Party should nominate as the party's candidate for president in 2024?" The answers were Joe Biden, a different candidate, or no opinion. Sixty-seven percent said they want a different candidate, while just 33% said they want Biden. The only good news for Biden is that those 67% of Democrats do not have a specific alternative in mind. A few said Bernie Sanders (who is older than Biden), a few said Pete Buttigieg, or Gavin Newsom, or Gretchen Whitmer. But no alternative candidate received significant support, which means that Biden can probably become the nominee simply by not going anywhere.
There's more discouraging news for Biden on the Hunter Biden front. The pollsters asked: "Based on what you have heard or read, do you think Joe Biden did or did not have any involvement in his son Hunter Biden's business dealings in Ukraine and China while serving as vice president?" Sixty-one percent said Joe Biden did have some involvement in Hunter Biden's business, while 38% said he did not. Joe Biden, has, of course, strongly denied any involvement, meaning most Americans don't believe him.
And then there is Joe Biden versus the GOP.The pollsters measured Biden against all of his major Republican would-be challengers and found that, while all the scenarios were close, the president could defeat only one of them — Vivek Ramaswamy — and then by just a single point.
First, of course, the pollsters asked about Biden versus former President Donald Trump. The result: Trump 47%, Biden 46%. Then, other Republicans, and more bad news for Biden: Mike Pence 46%, Biden 44%. Tim Scott 46%, Biden 44%. Chris Christie 44%, Biden 42%. The results show Biden struggling and losing against candidates who are sure to be also-rans in the Republican primary race.
