The majority of voters (67%) said President Biden should step down as the Democratic candidate, according to a new ABC News/Washington Post/Ipsos poll released on Thursday (11).
Two weeks after the debate, Biden continues to face renewed calls to resign from members of Congress, major donors, and other prominent Democrats.
But he insists on staying in the 2024 presidential race.
On Thursday, during a press conference on international relations, Biden stated that he will not withdraw from the candidacy, performing better than in the debate with Trump, but he fell short of impressing the reporters present. On the contrary, Biden confused the name of Vice President Kamala Harris, referring to her as Vice President Trump, and called the President of Ukraine Putim instead of Zelenskyy.
The majority in several groups – including Democrats and Democratic-leaning independents (62%) and voters with a favorable opinion of Biden (54%) – said they believe Biden should withdraw, according to the poll.
Among those who said they will vote for Biden in November, 81% stated they believe he is too old for a second term, and only 44% said he should continue.
The poll of 2,431 adults also found that half of Americans said the debate with Trump left them with a less favorable opinion of Biden.
Nearly 60% believe that Biden, 81, and Trump, 78, are too old for another term.
Despite Biden’s debate performance, he and Trump remain essentially tied among all Americans if the election were held today, with Biden at 46% and Trump at 47%.
These results were similar to those of an ABC/Ipsos poll released in April.
Vice President Kamala Harris slightly leads Trump in the poll if she were to replace Biden and the vote were held today.
Source: Axios