Dozens of voters in four battleground states told the New York Times that they no longer believe he can defeat former President Trump in the 2024 election.
In 80 interviews at Independence Day celebrations, pie-eating contests and political events across Arizona, Michigan, Wisconsin and North Carolina, more than half of voters who backed Biden in 2020 said he should now drop out of the race following his disastrous debate performance against Trump.
About a quarter of those interviewed said he should stay in, and the rest were unsure, according to the Times.
"He should exit the race," said Gerry Ford, a 72-year-old engineer from Wauwatosa, Wisc. "The sooner the better."
He said the Biden campaign has not been transparent since the debate.
“It fulfills all of our suspicions about politicians that they can’t be straight with voters,” he said. “It’s embarrassing for the country.”
Michigan voter Greg Holmes, 71, a retired psychologist, said he went to a campaign event featuring first lady Jill Biden and held a sign that said, "Step Aside Joe!"
"If Biden says and does what I call the right thing, or courageous thing, and passes the baton, I will be ecstatic and fired up for the next person,” Holmes said. "Because I think Trump really represents a terrible, terrible threat to our democracy.”
Emma Due, 18, said she was not excited about casting her first ballot for Biden but likely would because he is not Trump.
“Kamala Harris would carry the torch, and she’s better than Trump,” she told the Times. “There’s a lot of new ideas that younger people express, but it’s not reflected in our candidates.”
Posted by Chris Pandolfo
Fox News
