Posted on 07/11/2024 10:43:26 AM PDT by thegagline
Two-thirds of Americans in a new ABC News/Washington Post/Ipsos poll – including a majority of Joe Biden’s own supporters – say he should step aside as his party’s presumptive nominee for president given his debate performance two weeks ago. That’s even as Biden continues to run evenly with Donald Trump, with no meaningful post-debate change in vote preferences.
Americans divide 46-47% between Biden and Trump if the election were today, almost identical to a 44-46% ABC/Ipsos poll result in April. Among registered voters (though there’s plenty of time to register) it’s an absolute tie, 46-46%.
Were Vice President Kamala Harris to replace Biden as the Democratic nominee, vote choices are 49-46%, Harris-Trump, among all adults (and 49-47% among registered voters). Harris’ 49% is slightly better than Biden’s 46%, although she doesn’t have a statistically significant lead over Trump.
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*** As the horse race shows, those views may not be determinative. Biden's job approval rating is stable, albeit at a weak 36%. Though neither is broadly popular, Biden continues to have a better personal favorability rating than Trump. And Biden leads Trump by 17 points, 39%-22%, in being seen as more honest and trustworthy, essentially unchanged from the spring.
Both candidates face a high degree of scorn. About 4 in 10 Americans say neither has the mental sharpness or the physical health to serve effectively, and as many say neither is honest and trustworthy. Sixty percent say Trump is too old for a second term, also a new high, up from 44% in spring 2023. And in a sign of the nation's political polarization, 50% say that given his debate performance, Trump should step aside in favor of another nominee -- although, in contrast with Biden, very few of Trump's own supporters say so.
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Sure they are. They are holding honest polls back while they let out a few push polls.
Polls showing it close are a good thing- make it harder for them to force Biden out.
abc push poll
This poll has been crap for years although I like the idea of Biden staying in the race based on these, and other lies.
The media has turned Trump into a leper and half the voters would prefer to elect a zombie over him.
Agree!!
These polls are not asking people even remotely engaged in the election, else are so rooted in their party-line bias that all hope is lost.
This is the new attack, Trump also to old so vote Biden because orange man bad.
Run Joe Run.
BS.
(WaPo is C#A.)
Yep, a lingering battle is good for Trump.
Why yes Virginia, there really are that many fidiots in this country.
Well, we know that ABC and WaPo are fair and balanced. Right?
When the “Newsies” take a poll amongst themselves this is the kind of results you can expect.
I’m actually happy to have this poll. It won’t fool anyone other than Joe, who will use it as justification to stay in the race.
There’s a report somewhere that proves that at least half of the voters are of below average intelligence.
If you believe this poll I have swampland in Florida for sale.
So bogus! If even remotely true, why are Hwood, congress, and corrupt media telling JB to step down? Makes no sense.
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