About 65% of Democratic voters say US President Joe Biden “should drop out of the race and allow his party to select a different candidate.” The data comes from an AP-NORC poll released Wednesday (17).
Only 35% said the American leader should continue running for president.
By contrast, about 73% of Republican voters say former President Donald Trump should stay in the race. Overall, a majority of the public says they would like to see each candidate drop out.
The AP-NORC poll surveyed 1,253 U.S. adults from July 11 to 15 using a nationally representative online panel. The survey was conducted largely before the assassination attempt on Trump on Saturday (13). Results for the full sample have a margin of error of +/- 3.8 percentage points.
Black Democrats are split, with 50% saying Biden should continue running and 49% saying he should withdraw.
Meanwhile, 64% of Hispanic Democrats and 67% of white Democrats want him to drop out of the race.
About 57% of Democrats 45 and older say Biden should withdraw, rising to 75% among those under 45.
A majority of Democrats (70%) continue to view Biden favorably. But 48% say they are not very or not at all confident that he has the mental capacity to serve effectively as president, in a June pre-debate poll.
While most Democrats give Biden the edge over Trump for honesty (74%), having the right vision for the country (68%) and the ability to handle a crisis (56%), only 37% say Biden is more capable than Trump of winning this 2024 election.
Source: CNN Brasil
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