A majority of voters who backed President Joe Biden in 2020 believe he should face debates with other Democratic presidential candidates.
According to a Newsweek poll, 79% of eligible voters who voted for Biden agree that the Democratic Party should hold televised primary debates.
The Democratic Party currently has no plans to hold any debates -- something the poll indicates that voters would like to change.
The poll, carried out by Redfield & Wilton Strategies on April 30, found that 68% of eligible voters believe the Democratic Party should hold televised debates, compared to 15% who answered "no" and 17 percent who responded "don't know."
Biden is being challenged for the Democratic nomination by outspoken anti-vaccine activist Robert F. Kennedy Jr., and 2020 Democratic candidate Marianne Williamson.
Newsweek pointed out that neither majority party has held debates when they have an incumbent in the White House seeking re-election.
Political scientist Mark Shanahan told the outlet that Biden "has nothing to gain and everything to lose" by participating in a Democrat primary debate.
"So the chances of him agreeing to take part are somewhere between none and even less," he said. "There is no value in Biden offering up his best lines before he gets to the Democrat v GOP head to head, nor giving his opponent any ammunition to use against him."
A Fox News poll from last week shows 62% of Democratic voters support Biden as the presidential nominee, followed by 19% for Kennedy and 9% for Williamson.
Meantime, a new poll from Nevada Independent/Noble Predictive Insights indicates that voters prefer Biden to the Republican alternatives. Biden leads GOP frontrunner and former President Donald Trump by 48% to 40%, and edges out Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, who has yet to announce a campaign, by 43% to 42%, according to the poll.
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