United States: a majority of Democratic voters do not want Joe Biden to run again
President Joe Biden speaks during an event celebrating the passage of the 'Bipartisan Safer Communities Act,' legislation aimed at reducing gun violence, on the South Lawn of the White House, Monday, July 11, 2022, in Washington.
AP - Evan Vucci
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Is Joe Biden too old to run in 2024?
This is what a majority of Democratic voters think if we are to believe a survey published in the front page of the
New York Times
this Monday, July 11.
The American president has repeated several times that he wants to run for re-election, but his age raises questions: he is already the oldest president in the history of the United States.
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"
The president is losing a lot of support
," summarizes the New York Times, "
and most Democrats don't want him to run again in 2024.
"
According to this survey carried out by Siena College, only 26% would like the party to choose him again for the next campaign.
At the top of the list of concerns: his age.
80 years in November.
86 therefore at the end of a possible second mandate.
Already this weekend, Democratic advisers confided to the East Coast newspaper that the president was always alert, called them late at night, knew "
to pick up the weak point on page 14 of a memo
", but that he more often stumbled over words, dragged his steps… in short, he “
seemed
” old.
His team is already adjusting its schedule.
Rather than a grueling 10-day tour, two trips separated by a rest period, even if officially political and diplomatic reasons are advanced.
All parties combined, Joe Biden only collects 33% of favorable opinions, according to this same poll.
More than three-quarters of respondents “
consider that the United States is going in the wrong direction
”.
“
A pervasive pessimism, affecting every corner of the country
,
every age group, every racial group, every city, every rural area, and every political party
,” writes The
New York Times
.
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