Democrats appear eager for someone other than President Joe Biden to be the party’s 2024 presidential nominee.
A poll from ABC News and the Washington Post found 56% of Democratic-registered voters and Democratic-leaning voters want another candidate to top the ticket. The poll found only 35% prefer Biden as the Democratic Party’s 2024 nominee.
The president hit new lows in approval among liberals (68%), southerners (33%), and people in the middle- to upper-middle income range (34%). Biden also hit a record low on approval from black adults at 31%.
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In an interview that aired last weekend, Biden said he will decide whether to seek a second term after November’s midterm elections. “Look, my intention, as I said to begin with, is that I would run again. But it’s just an intention,” Biden told CBS’s 60 Minutes. “Is it a firm decision that I run again? That remains to be seen.”
The new poll also found Biden’s overall job approval at 39%, while 53% disapprove. Historically, when a president has had an approval rating of more than 50%, his party has lost an average of 14 seats in midterm elections since 1946, according to ABC. When the president’s approval dips lower than 50%, his party has lost an average of 37 seats.
For the first time since 1982 among more than 100 of these ABC/Washington Post surveys, Americans are split 42% to 42% on which party they trust to solve national issues. Typically, the Democratic Party has had an average 5% advantage on this question.
Former President Donald Trump split Republican-registered voters and Republican-leaning voters, notching 47% and 46%, respectively, on his likability as the party’s 2024 nominee. This is 20 points lower than a poll taken during his 2020 nomination.
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The poll was conducted among 1,006 people, including 908 registered voters, from Sept. 18-21. The margin of error was 3.5 percentage points.
