(The Guardian) Nearly two-thirds of Democrats want Biden to withdraw - poll
Nearly two-thirds of Democrats want Joe Biden to withdraw his re-election bid, a new AP-NORC poll has found.
According to the poll which was mostly conducted before Donald Trump’s assassination attempt on Saturday, 65% of Democrats say that Biden should withdraw.
Overall, 7 in 10 American adults say that Biden should drop out from the race.
57% of American adults say that Trump should withdraw from the race and allow the GOP to name a replacement. Meanwhile, 73% of Republicans say that Trump should remain in the race. In stark contrast, only 35% of Democrats say that Biden should remain in the race.
Moreover, nearly half of Democrats are not very or not at all confident that Biden has the mental capability to serve as president, up from a third in a February poll. 27% of Democrats are extremely or very confident in his ability to be an effective president, down from 40% in the February poll.
Republicans have more confidence in Trump. 60% of Republicans are extremely or very confident that Trump has the mental capability to serve effectively as president.
Nearly two-thirds of Democrats want Joe Biden to withdraw his re-election bid, a new AP-NORC poll has found.
According to the poll which was mostly conducted before Donald Trump’s assassination attempt on Saturday, 65% of Democrats say that Biden should withdraw.
Overall, 7 in 10 American adults say that Biden should drop out from the race.
57% of American adults say that Trump should withdraw from the race and allow the GOP to name a replacement. Meanwhile, 73% of Republicans say that Trump should remain in the race. In stark contrast, only 35% of Democrats say that Biden should remain in the race.
Moreover, nearly half of Democrats are not very or not at all confident that Biden has the mental capability to serve as president, up from a third in a February poll. 27% of Democrats are extremely or very confident in his ability to be an effective president, down from 40% in the February poll.
Republicans have more confidence in Trump. 60% of Republicans are extremely or very confident that Trump has the mental capability to serve effectively as president.
