Trump gets big post-debate boost in new polls after Biden's botched performance
Trump widens lead over Biden among voters nationwide in two new polls conducted entirely after last week's presidential debate
By Paul Steinhauser Fox News
Published July 3, 2024 2:38pm EDT
A new national poll indicates that former President Trump's lead over President Biden in their 2024 election rematch is widening in the wake of last week's heavily criticized debate performance by Biden.
And the survey, released Wednesday by The New York Times and Siena College, spotlights a surge in concerns that the 81-year-old Biden, the oldest president in the nation's history, is unable to govern the nation effectively.
Biden is facing the roughest stretch of his more than yearlong campaign for a second term in the White House. This, after his halting delivery and stumbling answers at the debate with Trump in Atlanta on Thursday, sparked widespread panic in the Democratic Party and spurred calls from political pundits, editorial writers and some party donors for Biden to step aside as the party's 2024 standard-bearer.
Additionally, in the past 24 hours, a small but increasing number of House Democrats have also urged the president to end his re-election bid.
The president is scheduled to huddle Wednesday evening with Democratic governors and congressional leaders in the wake of the debate debacle.
However, Biden's campaign has repeatedly insisted that the president has no intention of dropping out of the race.
According to the poll, Trump now tops Biden 49%-43% among likely voters nationwide, which is a three-point swing toward the presumptive GOP presidential nominee from the previous New York Times/Siena College poll from just a week ago.
And Trump's lead over Biden edges up to 49%-41% among the larger pool of registered voters.
A couple of hours after the New York Times/Siena College poll release, another well-known national survey made similar headlines.
Trump topped Biden 48%-42% among registered voters in a Wall Street Journal poll. The former president's lead over the Democratic incumbent in the White House was up from a two-point edge in February.
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