Recent polls have shown that a significant number of Democratic voters believe President Joe Biden should end his re-election bid and step aside, following his struggle in his debate last month with former President Donald Trump and subsequent events. According to an ABC News/Washington Post poll, 67% of respondents think that Biden should withdraw from the race, while 85% believe he is too old to complete a second term.
Similarly, 60% of respondents also feel that former President Trump is too old for a second term, up from 44% in the spring of 2023. Among Democrats and voters who lean Democratic, 62% believe Biden should drop out of the race. Even among self-professed Biden supporters, 54% say he needs to drop out.
Despite these unfavorable results for Biden, the poll found that he and Trump are nearly tied, with 46% of respondents indicating they would vote for Biden and 47% expressing support for Trump. Replacing Biden with Vice President Kamala Harris as the Democratic nominee could lead to better outcomes, as the poll revealed that Harris received 49% support while Trump received 46.
Make America Great Again Inc., a leading Super PAC supporting Trump’s 2024 White House bid, has reported raising $104 million in the second quarter of 2024 fundraising from April to June. The organization also has close to $114 million in cash on hand.
This announcement comes a week and a half after Trump’s campaign revealed that it and the Republican National Committee raised an incredible $331 million over the previous three months, surpassing the $264 million received by the Democratic National Committee and President Joe Biden’s reelection campaign during the same period.
The Super PAC declared last month that it would assist Trump with a $100 million summertime advertising campaign in crucial battleground states. This coincides with a recent Pew Research Center survey showing Trump to be ahead of Biden despite the latter’s poor performance in the debate last month.
Trump’s approval rating stands at 44%, while Biden’s is at 40. Notably, Trump has a double-digit lead over Biden on three crucial concerns: immigration (52% to 35%), the economy (54% to 40%), and international relations (49% to 39.
A Rasmussen Reports poll published a week ago showed that 55% of those asked want the president to get out of the election, while 50% said that Democrats should pick someone new, not Harris, as his replacement. Nearly half (48%) of Democratic voters at least somewhat agree that Biden should step aside and let the Democratic Party choose another candidate.
Another poll from Cygnal revealed that voters scorched the president’s debate performance and showed no confidence in the vice president. Post-debate, there has been the largest single month-over-month movement towards Republicans across-the-board, with corrupt president Biden’s image worsening to 62% having an unfavorable view of him after 67% of respondents said they watched his disastrous debate performance.
