Should Democrats ditch President Joe Biden in 2024? A recent poll shows that many might be willing to.
Most Democrats and Democratic-leaning independent voters who participated in a recent NPR-PBS NewsHour-Marist poll think selecting a presidential nominee who isn’t the sitting president would give the party a better chance at winning the 2024 election.
According to the poll, 44% of the overall group think it would be more likely for Democrats to win the next presidential election with a different candidate, while 36% think Biden would have a better chance. From Oct. 18 to Oct. 22, 1,032 registered voters nationwide participated in the poll.
Those who identified as Democrats were split evenly at 41% between Biden and another Democratic candidate’s chances. Those who identified as independent had a less rosy outlook for the president, with 51% predicting that another candidate would do better.
Poll respondents were also asked if they approved of the job Biden is doing as president so far. Overall 44% said they did, and 49% said they did not. Another 8% said they were unsure.
The Hill reported Tuesday that a Harvard CAPS/Harris poll released exclusively to the outlet found Biden’s approval rating was at 43%. This is slightly higher than the 42% approval rating found by an NBC Poll released Sunday.
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Biden’s approval rating began to slip significantly after U.S. troops pulled out of Afghanistan after nearly two decades of occupation. As the U.S. left, the Taliban took over the country, and ensuing chaos led to the death of U.S. military personnel and Afghan civilians. According to a previous Marist poll, Biden’s approval rating dropped 6 percent from August to September in the wake of this incident.
A COVID-19 infection spike over the summer and lingering supply chain issues have not helped.
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While most people polled had a less-than-stellar outlook on Biden, most people favored his party for congressional races. When asked what party they would vote for in their congressional district, 44% of respondents said they would vote for a Democrat, compared with 41% who said they would vote Republican.
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