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Only 1 in 3 voters have confidence in Joe Biden’s physical and mental abilities, according to a new poll.
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But Biden’s overall approval rating is about the same as in 2020.
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A week ago, the special counsel issued a report finding that Mr. Biden has age and memory problems.
Approval ratings for 2024 presidential candidates are about the same as in 2020, but only 1 in 3 voters have confidence in President Joe Biden’s physical and mental abilities, according to a new Monmouth University poll. It is said that
The poll was released a week after special counsel Robert Hur released a report on Biden’s handling of classified documents. The report does not recommend criminal charges against the president, but points to several worrying instances in which the president had trouble remembering important dates, including when his son Beau died and when he was vice president. did.
The survey, conducted between February 8 and 12 among 902 American adults, found that 32% of respondents had confidence in the 81-year-old Biden’s “mental and physical stamina.” found. In contrast, 51% of respondents said they had confidence in former President Donald Trump, 77, the leading Republican presidential candidate.
According to opinion polls, this disparity is partly due to differences in the age groups of voters.
The survey found that voters over 70 had roughly the same level of trust in Trump and Biden. But the picture is much different among voters under 70, with 52% confident in Trump’s physical strength compared to just 30% for Biden.
Despite the public’s waning confidence in Biden’s mental and physical strength, polls show that support for the Democratic candidate remains about the same as in 2020, when he faced Trump for the first time in the presidential race. It turned out to be. The poll found that 46% of respondents said they would “definitely” or “probably” vote for Trump in 2024, while only 44% said they would vote similarly for Biden.
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