Concerns and speculation are rising as recent surveys — including a recent Washington Post/ABC News poll — show former President Donald Trump leading President Joe Biden in a 2024 presidential matchup as Democrats express the desire to see someone else as their nominee, prompting some to say it is “worrisome”For the Democrats
The Washington PostAccording to a /ABC News survey, 52 percent of Americans disapproved of Biden. 42% disapprove. “strongly.” Americans also do not appear to have confidence in Biden’s ability to make the “right decisions for the country’s future,”As high as 68%, they expressed very little or no confidence. Of those, 45 percent said they have no confidence in Biden’s ability at all:
2024 National General Election Poll
Trump at 48% (+3)
Biden 45%@washingtonpost/@ABC ~ 895 RV ~ 1/27-2/1https://t.co/jnq4CKIq83— PollTracker (@PollTrackerUSA) February 6, 2023
The poll then asked Democrats, Democrat-leaning Independents and Republicans if they preferred Biden to be their nominee in 2024. The majority, 58%, stated they would prefer to nominate another person, while only 31% said that they want Biden. To give you an idea of the situation, we asked both Republican-leaning and Republican independents the same question. Nearly half (49%) said they would choose someone else than Trump and 44% preferred Trump.
Trump, the former President, announces that he will run for president again. He smiles as he speaks at Mar-a-Lago, Palm Beach, Fla. on Nov. 15, 2022. (Andrew Harnik, File/AP)
“It’s the general consensus that Dems are content with Biden in a Trump rematch. But this poll undermines Biden’s central argument for re-nomination,”Official from the Obama administration Julián CastroAccording to them, the survey highlighted Democrats’ concerns.
“Two years is forever and it’s just one poll, but if he’s faring this poorly after a string of wins, that should be worrisome,”He also added:
It’s the general consensus that Dems are content with Biden in a Trump rematch. But this poll undermines Biden’s central argument for re-nomination.
Two years is forever and it’s just one poll, but if he’s faring this poorly after a string of wins, that should be worrisome. https://t.co/n57XDeGtIe
— Julián Castro (@JulianCastro) February 6, 2023
The survey also found that Trump was preferred by 48 percent of respondents to Biden’s hypothetical head-tohead matchup. This compares with the 45 percent who selected Biden. Trump holds an advantage among independent voters as well, with 50 percent choosing him, and 41% backing Biden.
This survey was conducted among 1,003 adults in the United States from January 27th, 2023 to February 1st, 2023. It has a +/– 3.5 percent error margin. Results coincide with a recent Emerson College Polling survey, showing Trump leading among registered voters 44 percent to Biden’s 41 percent. Recent Harvard-Harris 2024 Poll also Shown Trump leading Biden 46 percent to the Democrat’s 41 percent, triggering speculation and concern surrounding the support — or lack thereof — Biden would have in 2024.
Bill Kristol shared remarks from James Carville, who said, “Well, right now it’s pretty clear he [Biden] intends to run, but you can always change your mind,” bringing up Biden’s age and predicting that it could be a “huge”He will be able to resolve the issue.
He added further perspective, explaining that Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D-CA), Rep. Steny Hoyer (D-MD), and Rep. Jim Clyburn (D-SC) — all in their 80s — are “younger than Biden would be at the end of his second term, probably younger than mid-second term.”
“And I think the age issue is going to be huge…Could we please find somebody under 75 to be our president? Just for the fun of it, okay?”He asked:
Carville: “Well, right now it’s pretty clear he [Biden] intends to run, but you can always change your mind. And I think the age issue is going to be huge…Could we please find somebody under 75 to be our president? Just for the fun of it, okay?”https://t.co/pSqEG45XCW pic.twitter.com/5KaO54wIur
— Bill Kristol (@BillKristol) January 11, 2023
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio Cortez (Der-NY), even last year RejectedBiden to support him in 2024.
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, a Democratic-NY Representative, prepares for a speech during an event to support immigration provisions in the Build back Better Act. The rally was held in Washington DC on December 7, 2021. (Drew Angerer/Getty Images)
“Our party is changing, our party is dynamic, and millennials are deeply underrepresented in Congress compared to baby boomers and gen-xers back when they were our age, frankly,” she said during an appearance on CNN’s State of the Union.
“At the end of the day, we need to have a generational shift in the United States Congress in order to have a policy shift in the United States Congress,”She continued to refuse to support Biden, but she did not give up.
“I’m focused on winning this majority right now and preserving a majority this year in 2022,”She said that she was supporting Biden at the moment. “We’ll cross that bridge when we get to it.”
“But I think if the president has a vision and that’s something we’re all certainly willing to entertain and examine when the time comes,”Elle added, “She said. “we should endorse when we get to it.”
Meanwhile, moderate Democrat Sen. Joe Manchin (D-WV) is not overtly ruling out challenging Biden in the upcoming election, stating that he does not know what his next chapter will be — another potential sign of Biden lacking Democrat unity behind his expected reelection bid:
Democrat Sen. Joe Manchin won’t rule out challenging Biden for the Democrat nomination for president in 2024. pic.twitter.com/pJRFWQwnoe
— RNC Research (@RNCResearch) February 7, 2023
The surveys come ahead of Biden’s State of the Union address, taking place Tuesday at 9:00 p.m. Eastern. Gallup’s recent survey revealed that less than 25% Americans were satisfied with current conditions. The remaining 76% are dissatisfied. Continue dissatisfied.
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