A majority of Americans, including a majority of President Biden’s own supporters, want him out of the presidential race, according to an ABC News/Washington Post poll conducted Thursday.
Sixty-seven percent of respondents said Biden should drop out of the race and 85% said he is too old to serve a second term, while 60% said former President Trump is too old to serve a second term, up from 44% in the spring of 2023.
Among Democrats and voters who identify as Democratic leaning, 62% say Biden should drop out of the race, and even among self-described Biden supporters, 54% say Biden should drop out of the race.
Nevertheless, the poll found that despite voters’ lack of confidence in Biden, Biden and Trump were effectively tied, with 46% saying they would vote for the incumbent president and 47% saying they would support Trump.
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A majority of Americans, including a majority of President Biden’s own supporters, want him out of the presidential race, according to an ABC News/Washington Post poll conducted Thursday. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
The poll found Democrats would do better if Vice President Kamala Harris replaced Biden as the party’s nominee, with 49% approving of Harris compared with 46% for Trump.
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Thursday’s poll was conducted online from July 5 to 9 through the probability-based Ipsos Knowledge Panel. The poll was conducted in English and Spanish with a sample of 2,431 U.S. adults. The poll has a margin of error of 2 percentage points.
According to a new poll from ABC News and the Washington Post, former President Trump, pictured, and President Biden are neck and neck in the presidential election. (Felipe Ramares for Fox News Digital)
The poll comes as Biden faces growing defections from Democrats and the donor base, with many in the House of Representatives calling for him to step down and Vermont’s Peter Welch, the first Democratic senator, doing the same on Wednesday.
Meanwhile, celebrity actor George Clooney led the exodus of big donors and influencers in a New York Times op-ed on Wednesday, expressing confidence in Biden’s ability to complete a second term.
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Famed actor George Clooney (left) led an exodus of major donors and influencers on Wednesday after publishing an op-ed expressing lack of confidence in President Biden’s ability to complete a second term in office. (Getty Images)
Biden is due to hold his first press conference since the debate later on Thursday amid a NATO summit in Washington DC.
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Biden has vowed to continue campaigning amid growing concerns and calls for him to withdraw from the race and allow another candidate to take on Trump.
“There’s a lot of speculation about what Joe’s going to do? Is he going to stay in the race? Is he going to drop out? What’s he going to do?,” Biden said Friday during a speech in Madison, Wisconsin. “My answer is this: I’m going to run and I’m going to win again.”
