They want someone else!
A majority of New York voters (70%) believe President Biden is unfit to serve in the White House for another four years, according to a poll released Tuesday.
Meanwhile, more than half of Empire State voters said the same about former President Donald Trump, according to a Siena College poll.
Only 7% of voters surveyed thought both Mr. Biden, 81, and Mr. Trump, 77, were fit to be president.
Another 23% of respondents said that Biden was the right person but Trump was not.
Conversely, 35% of voters said Trump was the right man and Biden was not, and the remaining 32% said neither was qualified to lead the country.
Taken together, 70% of voters said Mr. Biden was unqualified or had no opinion, and 58% concluded that Mr. Trump was unqualified or had no opinion.
Only 48% of Democrats say Biden is suitable to be president.
This is worse than last September’s Siena poll, in which 62% of voters said Biden was unfit to be president.
Mr Biden’s mental health has become a serious issue for Mr Biden, who is in his 80s, after a report released earlier this month by special counsel Robert Hur concluded that the president was an “elderly man with a poor memory”. The sex got even more intense.
Investigators questioned Biden for several hours as part of an investigation into his keeping classified documents after serving as vice president under former President Barack Obama.
Biden disputed that characterization.
Voters were also asked, “If you had your way, would you prefer the next president to be the ‘other’, Biden or Trump?”
While 41% of voters supported someone else, only 28% each chose Biden and Trump.
“New York voters are not enthusiastic about the likely presidential nominee of a major party,” Siena pollster Stephen Greenberg said.
“While 61% of Republicans are sticking with Trump and 29% want another candidate, only 46% of Democrats want Biden and want another option. 38%. A plurality of white, black, and Latino voters all want the next president not to name Biden or Trump,” the pollster said.
In the head-to-head presidential race, Biden leads Trump 48% to 36%, with the remainder undecided.
President Biden’s memory has come under scrutiny since a scathing Justice Department report was released last week. Follow The Post’s coverage here.
Including independent candidates Robert Kennedy (13% approval rating) and Cornel West (6% approval rating), he leads Trump by 10 points (42% to 32%).
The pollster noted that Biden’s lead in the Empire State is not overwhelming, given the overwhelming enrollment advantage that Democrats have over Republicans.
“It’s worth remembering how ‘blue’ New York is. Democrats have a 27-point registration advantage over Republicans, with Biden leading Trump by 23 points in 2020, making it the first Republican presidential candidate to carry the state since Ronald Reagan in 1984, 40 years ago. I’ve never had one,” Greenberg said.
The poll also found that Democratic Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, seeking re-election to a fourth term, could face a serious battle if Republicans field a strong candidate.
Only 39% of voters supported Ms. Gillibrand’s re-election, but 37% said they would prefer someone else, perhaps giving Republicans a glimmer of hope.
Still, Gillibrand is the clear favorite. Republicans have not won a statewide election since former Gov. George Pataki was reelected to a third term in 2002.
The Siena College poll was conducted Feb. 12-14 among 806 registered voters. Of the 806 respondents, 496 were contacted via landline and mobile phone lines, and 310 respondents were drawn from a unique online panel.
The margin of error is plus or minus 4.2 percentage points.
