A few months ago First debateVoters nationwide have repeatedly expressed doubts about whether Biden is cognitively capable enough to serve in the presidency.
Those doubts are even stronger today, with almost three-quarters of voters holding them and many within Trump's own party.
And today, Discussion and Former President TrumpBut many voters, including many Democrats, don't think Biden should ever run for president in the first place: Nearly half of Biden's party members don't think he should now be the nominee.
(Meanwhile, Trump is doing better, but still only half of voters think he is cognitively capable of being president.)
The move was heard on partisan committees, with double-digit movement among Democrats and even among independents.
Considering that, nearly three out of four voters today Biden Should run for office president For starters, that's a higher percentage than in a February survey, when nearly two-thirds said the president shouldn't run.
Most voters who said he should not run cited his campaign history, his performance in office and his age as reasons for this.
But the concerns expressed by Democrats are more strategic: They are worried about his ability to campaign rather than his ability to make decisions as president.
In contrast, Trump is popular among Republicans. should Running.
There is a widespread belief among voters that Trump presented his ideas more clearly, looked more presidential, inspires more credibility, explained his policies better and, simply put, won the debates.
This is despite the fact that voters overall believe Trump has been less honest.
Of course, that's relative: There are plenty of voters who think neither candidate did well.
These opinions were remarkably similar whether people watched the debate live or only the highlights or coverage, which may represent the way people obtain and process information more generally today.
And Biden has not made any meaningful progress in persuading voters that a second term would make them better off financially — a point on which Trump is still seen as better off.
Nor does Biden claim to be any better at protecting democracy than Donald Trump.
What next?
After the discussion, Some Democratic Party officials were quoted as saying: Joe Biden should step down as a candidate and give another Democrat the opportunity to run for President in 2024.
The idea resonates with nearly half of the country's Democrats.
This has to do with perceptions about Biden's health: Democrats who believe Biden is not in good enough mental and cognitive health to serve in the presidency are more likely to say he shouldn't be the nominee.
And the former figure is on the rise among Democrats (and among independents, too).
The debate has brought the presidential election to the forefront of voters' minds: 59% of registered voters now say they're thinking a lot about it, up from 48% just a few days ago, showing increased interest among Democrats and Republicans alike.
This CBS News/YouGov poll is based on a sample of 1,130 nationally registered voters contacted June 28-29, 2024. All respondents participated in a previous national survey of 1,881 registered voters conducted June 17-21, 2024. The sample was weighted by gender, age, race and education based on the U.S. Census American Community Survey and Current Population Survey, past voting and partisan identification, and weighted to account for differing response rates. The margin of error for the sample of registered voters is plus or minus 4.2 percentage points.
