On June 30, local time, a new poll released by CBS showed that 72% of voters believe that Joe Biden should not continue to run for president. Among them, 86% of voters cited Biden's age as the main reason.
Voter opposition to Biden's re-election bid is growing. A poll in February showed that 63 percent of voters believe Biden should not run for re-election; After the presidential debate between Biden and Trump, that percentage rose to 72 percent, an increase of 9 percentage points. Among Democratic voters, that percentage also rose from 36 percent to 46 percent, an increase of 10 percentage points. One Democratic voter said in an interview: "I have less confidence than ever in Biden's ability to lead the country. ”
In the months leading up to the first round of presidential debates, American voters have questioned whether Biden is cognitively healthy enough to be fit for the presidency. After the debate, poll data showed that such concerns deepened. Seventy-two percent of voters now believe Biden's mental and cognitive fitness is not good enough to remain president, up from 65 percent three weeks ago.
Still, many Democratic allies have expressed support for Biden. While First Lady Jill Biden, Vice President Kamala Harris, and former President Barack Obama all publicly acknowledged Biden's poor performance in the first presidential debate, they believe Biden should continue as a presidential candidate.
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries said in an interview: "The president's performance in the debate was a 'setback,' but I believe the setback is nothing more than a foreshadowing of a comeback." Chris Coons, co-chairman of the Biden campaign, strongly defended Biden on ABC News' "This Week," saying that "Biden is the only Democrat who can defeat Donald Trump." Democratic Senator Raphael Warnock also said on another news program that the president "absolutely can't" drop out of the race.
（编辑：MiNing）