Majority of Americans think Biden should withdraw
The poll was conducted from July 11 to July 15
Seventy percent of Americans believe that US President Joe Biden should end his election campaign and allow the Democratic Party to nominate another candidate to compete for president, according to a public opinion poll conducted by the NORC research center for the Associated Press (AP).
As many as 70% of survey participants believe that Biden should drop out of the election race and give way to another Democrat. This view is shared by 73% of Republican respondents and 65% of Democrats. Just 28% of respondents think Biden should carry on with his campaign.
The poll was conducted from July 11 to July 15. It surveyed about 1,200 Americans over the age of 18 across the country. The margin of error was 3.8%
On July 2, The Wall Street Journal (WSJ) reported that US Vice President Kamala Harris is considered the most likely candidate to replace Biden if he withdraws from the race. According to a poll by The Economist and YouGov Institute released on July 11, about 73% of Democrats believe Harris should be the party’s nominee in the November presidential election.
The US presidential election will be held on November 5. Biden, who is running for a second term, has secured the support of enough delegates from the Democratic Party. At the Republican National Convention on July 15, Donald Trump was officially tapped as the GOP’s nominee for president.
In fact as per reports, Joe Biden could announce this weekend that he is dropping out of the presidential race due to rising pressure from congressional leaders and close friends.
The president’s fellow party members, close friends and major campaign donors believe Biden will not be able to change public perceptions of his age, deliver congressional majorities or defeat his Republican rival Donald Trump, the report said.
Supporters of Biden’s withdrawal from the presidential race include former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, along with Senate and House Democratic leaders Chuck Schumer and Hakeem Jeffries. Former US presidents Barack Obama and Bill Clinton, as well as former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, did not publicly voice their position on Biden’s candidacy, but their advisers have openly opposed the incumbent.
According to Politico, many of the delegates to the upcoming Democratic Party Convention feel incensed after Biden’s poor performance in the debate with Trump in June and are confused about the campaign.
