More than 70 PER CENT of Americans do not want Biden, 79, to stand for re-election in 2024 with nearly a third of those believing President is too old, new poll shows

• President Biden’s approval rating also dropped to a low of 38 percent in poll
• Poll found that 71% of Americans believe Biden should not run for second term 
• Biden is facing potentially damaging verdict from voters in upcoming midterms

More than 70 percent of Americans do not want Joe Biden to stand for re-election in 2024, according to yet another dire poll for the president.

Biden’s approval rating also dropped to a low of 38 percent at a time when the president is facing a potentially damaging verdict from voters in the upcoming midterm elections in November.

Biden, 79, would find it almost impossible to implement his legislative agenda if Republicans take control of Congress in the elections.

The Harvard CAPS/Harris poll found that a massive 71 percent of Americans do not believe Biden should not run for a second term amid high inflation rates and soaring gas prices.

For those who believe Biden should not stand for re-election, 30 percent said it was because he was too old – he will be 81 at the 2024 election – while 45 percent said he was ‘a bad president’.

Most of those polled said that they had concerns about whether Biden was mentally fit to serve, with 60 percent saying they had doubts about his mental fitness.

More than 70 percent of Americans do not want Joe Biden to stand for re-election in 2024, according to yet another dire poll for the president

Biden, 79, would find it almost impossible to implement his legislative agenda if Republicans take control of Congress in the elections

The poll also found that whilst Biden was the favorite amongst Democrat voters in a Democratic presidential primary, only 30 percent would vote for him.

‘President Biden may want to run again but the voters say ‘no’ to the idea of a second term, panning the job he is doing as president,’ Mark Penn, the co-director of the Harvard CAPS–Harris Poll survey, told The Hill.

‘Only 30 percent of Democrats would even vote for him in a Democratic presidential primary,’ Penn added.

Meanwhile, 61 percent of those polled said that they think former President Donald Trump should not run for reelection. 

The poll found that 36 percent said Trump should not run because he is erratic, 33 percent said he would divide America and 30 per cent said he was responsible for the Jan. 6 insurrection at the US Capitol. 

A majority of those polled meanwhile said they would consider a moderate independent presidential candidate in 2024, with 60 percent saying that they could support a third person if Biden and Trump ended up securing their parties’ nominations. 

Biden’s presidency has been characterized by a series of miscalculations and unforeseen challenges.  

Biden’s approval rating also dropped to a low of 38 percent at a time when the president is facing a potentially damaging verdict from voters in the upcoming midterm elections in November

The Covid-19 pandemic’s resurgence was swiftly followed last summer by the debacle of the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan, when the Taliban seized control of the country faster than the administration expected as the U.S.-backed regime collapsed. Then, negotiations over Biden’s broader domestic agenda stalled, only to collapse altogether in December.

The Russian invasion of Ukraine in late February caused a worldwide spike in gas prices, exacerbating inflation that reached a 40-year high. Another blow came last month, when the Supreme Court overturned the constitutional right to abortion under Roe v. Wade and curtailed the Environmental Protection Agency’s ability to regulate greenhouse gas emissions.

Suddenly a reactive president, Biden has been left trying to reclaim the initiative at every step, often with mixed results. The coronavirus is less of a threat than before and infections are far less likely to lead to death, but Congress is refusing to supply more money to deal with the pandemic.

Biden signed new gun restrictions into law after massacres in New York and Texas, and he’s leading a reinvestment in European security as the war in Ukraine enters its fifth month. But he has limited tools at his disposal to deal with other challenges, such as rising costs and eroding access to abortion.

‘People are grouchy,’ said Lindsay Chervinsky, a presidential historian.

Douglas Brinkley, another historian, said Biden suffered from a case of presidential hubris after a largely successful run in his first five months in office, which included an overseas trip to meet with allies excited about welcoming a friendly face back to the international scene. He compared Biden’s Fourth of July speech last year to President George W. Bush’s infamous ‘Mission Accomplished’ moment during the second Iraq War.

‘He was trying to deliver good news but it didn’t pan out for him,’ Brinkley said. ‘Suddenly, Biden lost a lot of goodwill.’

White House officials reject the comparison, noting that Biden warned about the ‘powerful’ delta variant in his 2021 speech. Chris Meagher, a spokesman, said deaths from the virus are at a record low now, reducing disruptions in workplaces and classrooms.

‘Fighting inflation and lowering prices is the president’s number one economic priority, and he’s laser focused on doing everything he can to make sure the economy is working for the American people,’ he said. 

‘And we’re in a strong position to transition from our historic jobs recovery to stable and steady growth. Because of the work we’ve done to bring the pandemic under control, COVID is not the disruptive factor it has been for so long.’

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