Polls Convinced Biden To Quit, ABC News Reports

President Joe Biden has dropped out of the 2024 presidential race after his poor performance in a June debate against Donald Trump led to questions from the Democratic party and others about his age, cognitive health, his ability to beat Trump, and whether he could serve a second term, Kiara Alfonseca reported for ABC News.

Harris’ 49% was slightly better than Biden’s 46%, although it wasn't a statistically significant lead over Trump. I Photo: President Joe Biden Facebook

In an Ipsos poll about a potential matchup between Harris and former President Donald Trump, released on July 2, Harris and Trump were nearly tied, with 42% supporting her and 43% supporting the former president.

Another poll released by CNN in the first week of July found that a matchup between the vice president and Trump resulted in a 45-47% split between Harris and Trump, compared to the 43%-49% split between Biden and Trump.

Yet in a poll released July 11, which asked voter preferences if Vice President Kamala Harris were to replace Biden as the nominee, voter choices were 49-46% Harris-Trump among all adults and 49-47% among registered voters.

Harris’ 49% was slightly better than Biden’s 46%, although it wasn't a statistically significant lead over Trump.

An ABC News/Ipsos poll released on July 21 showed 60% of Democrats believe President Biden should drop out of the race for reelection. Biden said in a statement posted Sunday that he will stand down.

In another post on social media, Biden gave his "full support and endorsement" for Vice President Kamala Harris to be the Democratic Party's nominee, Tal Axelrod, Gary Langer, and Ivan Pereira also reported for AP.