Voters in battleground states are abandoning President Joe Biden in droves.
The New York Times on Independence Day talked In 2020, 80 voters supported Biden in several battleground states, including Arizona, Michigan, Wisconsin and North Carolina.
“Ideally, we’d like to have someone there who is more consistent and involved.”
But times have changed. More than half of Biden’s supporters now want the president to drop out of the 2024 race, while just a quarter want him to continue running. The rest were undecided. According to the Times.
“He should drop out of the race, the sooner the better. He doesn’t meet the requirements to have the most important job in the world,” said Jerry Ford, 72, of Wisconsin.
Ford said Biden’s dismal debate performance “confirms all of our suspicions about politicians who cannot be honest with their voters.”
“This is a disgrace to the country,” he added.
Jean Winograd, a 72-year-old Democrat from Arizona, told The Times that she sent Biden a card in February praising his vitality, but the debate completely changed her view of the 81-year-old commander in chief.
“I love Biden, but he’s weak. Pass the baton,” Winograd said.
Another voter told the Times:
- Raja Seshadri from North Carolina: “We can’t agree on how to move forward, we can’t agree on what to do about the status quo. We’re going to lose.”
- Elaine Becherer Arizona: “It’s shameful that they brought him here and invited all of us here.”
- Greg Holmes of Michigan: “If Biden says and does what I would call the right or courageous thing and passes the baton, I will be elated and enthusiastic about the next person.”
- Michael John from Arizona: “Ideally, we’d like to have someone there who is more consistent and involved.”
According to the Times, voters across the board “felt frustrated and betrayed” by the Democratic Party because party leaders refused to hold open primaries, and they are now paying the price for an undemocratic system.
This sentiment is consistent with what was shown in post-debate polls.
For example, leaked internal Democratic polling showed that in the four states where The New York Times interviewed candidates, Biden lost about 2 percentage points in each state — a big drop that could easily mean the difference between victory and defeat on Election Day.
Despite voter fatigue and worsening poll numbers, Biden remains adamant that he will continue to campaign.
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