Nearly Half of Voters Think Biden will be Replaced as Democratic Nominee
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Via: robert-in-ohio • 8 months ago • 55 commentsBy: Sudiksha Kochi, USA TODAY
I t seems that more and more likely American voters are disinterested in the candidates offered by the two major political parties in 2024.
Time for new faces, new choices, new chances for the United States
Nothing new here but the need to replace one or both of the major party candidates is an encouraging bit of news
S E E D E D C O N T E N T
President Joe Biden’s age and former President Donald Trump’s legal troubles may be casting doubts among voters on whether the two candidates will end up as their party’s nominee, according to a new Monmouth University poll released Thursday.
The poll, conducted between Feb. 8 and Feb. 12, found that 48% of voters think it is very or somewhat likely that Biden will be replaced as the Democratic nominee. By comparison, the poll found that 32% of voters think it is very or somewhat likely that Trump will be replaced as the Republican nominee.
he voters that think Biden will be replaced generally cited concerns about his age, physical health and mental stamina as reasons for why.
Questions around Biden’s age and acuity have only increased after special counsel Robert Hur released a scathing report that portrayed the president as a “well-meaning elderly man with a poor memory.”
“The Hur report doesn’t seem to have shifted public opinion on whether Biden mishandled classified documents. At the same time, it probably has done more to reinforce existing views of Biden’s physical and mental vigor. When we asked a different question about each candidate’s age back in the fall, there was already a wide gap in concern about Biden compared with Trump,” Patrick Murray, director of the Monmouth University Polling Institute, said in a news release.
Most voters who think Trump will be replaced cited his legal troubles while a few mentioned his health.
Trump currently faces 91 felony charges across four indictments for his alleged efforts in trying to overturn the 2020 election, mishandling classified documents and falsifying business records. He also faces numerous civil lawsuits.
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I think everyone on NT knows that I do not want either Biden or Trump to be in the White House, but apparently there are a lot of citizens that agree with me
What will happen if one or both have to drop out of the race - who drops in for the Democrats? Who drops in for the Republicans?
I'm one that agrees with you.
No telling about the Democrats, but I think it would most likely be Kamala Harris which scares me to no end. On the Republican side it would probably be Nikki Haley.
If Trump is out, Haley is the logical choice. But that does not really mean anything in today's GOP.
If Biden is out, there is no clear choice. The Ds would scramble.
Here is Forbes' opinion:
Which nets down to:
The last four being the more sensible choices, IMO.
With one of the 2024 presidential candidates facing four criminal indictments and the other recently described as having "diminished capacities, " voters are asking a key question as they get ready to head to the ballot box: What happens if a candidate, for whatever reason, has to drop out of the race?"
The likely rematch between President Joe Biden and presumptive Republican nominee former President Donald Trump will be the first time in the country's history a major presidential candidate, Trump, faces over 90 charges in four indictments ranging from New York to Florida. The former president and his businesses also face a number of civil lawsuits.
For Biden, age has been a concern among voters heading into the election, but a recent report from the Justice Department special counsel investigating his handling of classified documents thrust the issue into the spotlight after portraying Biden as an elderly man with "diminished capacities" and memory loss.
Here's what happens if Trump, Biden have to drop out of 2024 race (usatoday.com)
Half of Americans believe in big foot, poltergeist and spiritualists...
jbb
When you are right, you are right - a lot of Americans are kind of stupid about some things, but even those folks are becoming more and more skeptical of the candidates presented by the Democrats and the Republicans
Thaks for sharing your insight
Most of those morons vote for the former 'president'. Yikes!
“Voting for Trump is playing Russian roulette with the country. Voting for Biden is outright national suicide.”
~Bob Barr
“Voting for Trump is playing Russian roulette with the country. Voting for Biden is outright national suicide.”
~Bob Barr
Always glad to get input from a Libertarian
Thanks for sharing
I think the polls are reflecting dissatisfaction rather than political insight.
Agreed.
I think the polls are reflecting dissatisfaction rather than political insight.
Dissatisfaction with candidates is political insight, maybe not as sophisticated as your political insight, or the political insight of others but political insight none the less.
Thanks for the feedback
I do not think that the polls reflect information about the likelihood of the D party forces removing Biden.
Super Tuesday is only 17 days away. Gonna be pretty hard to change Dem horses after that.
It's likely that Trump will be on every state ballot.
It's absolutely boggles the mind that the Dems think Biden can win reelection
Yes, things get uglier as time progresses.
I do not see why that would cause so much confusion. He is running against a traitor. A vindictive, irresponsible, narcissist, demagogue asshole who is the only PotUS in our history to try to steal a presidential election through fraud, coercion, lying, and incitement. An individual who could very well be a convicted felon by inauguration day.
The question is why the GOP would even consider such a scoundrel, much less flock to him.
I know we disagree on certain points but this, right here, I believe says it all.
Last one standing perhaps? This isn't some kind of popularity contest. And all the name-calling and labeling is just juvenile.
The only ones that consider him to be a traitor are blindly partisan progressives Trump is the lesser of two evils.
No, Greg, there have been many candidates and the GOP has stupidly discarded all of them (last to discard will be Haley). The question is why they have discarded these candidates in favor of a traitor.
It is in part a popularity contest much like High school elections. There are many voters who vote based on name recognition and celebrity. But I never claimed this was a popularity contest so your comment was non sequitur.
This is not name-calling, it is stating demonstrably true descriptive attributes.
Don't be ridiculous. Trump is the only PotUS in our history to try to steal a presidential election through fraud, coercion, lying, and incitement. Not recognizing that as a traitor is blind partisanship.
O M G
Really Greg?
It is a popularity contest. Period.
Then maybe you could start a trend by eliminating that from all of your comments.
TG
That is likely very true
It's absolutely boggles the mind that the Dems think Biden can win reelection
I totally disagree - I think Trump is the only person the Republicans could have chosen that Biden can beat (only with a large, large turnout in my view)
I think the democrats could elect a blind pig right now.
I see
I say we put it to the ultimate test. Let's run the Dalai Lama as a Republican vs a filthy pig out in the mud as a democrat.
I'll put my money on the pig.
Isn't that what you're voting for?
No it was the one you voted for.
like Donny during the Stormy...?
5.2.13
Like the former 'president' - every rant is projection and a confession
Exactly!
And with you everything is personal. Can't you discuss topic?
5.2.16
Check back to 5.2.13
They are trying their best to do just that
As of today, Biden doesn’t beat trump in a single poll on 538, and people wonder why the republicans are sticking with trump? And more importantly independents are wondering why democrats are sticking with Biden.
As of today there is not a single accurate poll.
gee, I don't know about you, but that poll certainly makes easier my decision of who I should vote for in november. looks like I have a little over 8 months to convert into a bible thumping POS that includes adultery, deceit, sexual assault, tax evasion, fraud, and supporting insurrectionists to my current values and concept of patriotism. /s
And we all know that Hillary wasn't elected either.
So much for the polls.
Nobody wonders why [removed as derogatory label] are sticking with the former 'president'. They're just like it.
They are sticking with Trump because they have no moral compass.
That’s just wishful thinking, I’m afraid.
We know that because this poll, linked here , reveals that a whopping 86% of respondents think Biden is too old to serve another term. That’s a stunningly high number. You can’t get 86% of people to agree on basic shit like the Earth being round or the moon landings being real. The fact that almost everyone thinks Biden is too old to continue is one of the biggest mandates I have ever seen in presidential politics.
There’s no actual reason, I am aware of, to expect Biden to quit or be replaced. In fact, I think there are very real political reasons why it won’t happen.
Who would replace him? Kamala Harris, as VP, is an obvious choice, but she is wildly unpopular. Nevertheless, I think she would expect to be the pick because of her position. I also think a lot of black voters (or white voters who prioritize the African American demographic) would want a black and/or female alternative to Biden.
If not Harris, who are you going to pick? The in-party fighting for the nomination is something I am sure the party leadership wants to avoid at all costs.
Beware that silent majority....
Biden could win like Trump did and then we'd have 4 more years of 'they stole the election AGAIN'....
It turns out all they needed was mail-in-ballots.
Says a mail in voter
I'm entitled.
And you lost
Bigly
LOL
Now it all comes so clear:
Excellent point
Is it perhaps time to replace Harris with same Gavin Newsome (or someone else) and designate that person as the heir apparent either in 2028 or before should something happen to Biden?
How about Liz Cheney? Democrats seem to be in love with her now, and another Cheney as VP? What could possibly go wrong.
Biden passes and you have a Republican POTUS again, nothing wrong with that scenario,
but it's like believing Biden and Trump are getting younger and better, it ain't happening.
George
Another choice that would make a lt more people look at the ticket with more scrutiny, they might not like it butt they would look closely
I wonder that, if Biden is not replaced, who is chosen to run as VP becomes more important than Biden, since I believe there is a high probability that Biden would not complete a second term.
Spot on.
Huh?.. Same thing being said for awhile now. So you're a Harris supporter?
Think about what I wrote (and in turn what Drakk wrote) and try again. Your question makes no sense whatsoever.