Democrats freak out as fresh polls show Trump leading Biden in five of six swing states

Washington, Nov 9: US President Joe Biden’s popularity rating has plummeted to 39 per cent, close to his lowest of 36 per cent recorded in mid-2022 during his presidency, as his predecessor Donald Trump leads by narrow margins in five states, as per various polls. But majority of youth reject both as too old for the POTUS position and 76 per cent feel the country is headed in the wrong direction.
Both Democratic and Republican candidates are being broadly viewed as unfavourable, an The ABC/Ipsos poll indicated Biden’s public approval rating is at 39 per cent has always been below the 50 per cent threshold mark, but this month’s close to his lowest rating of 36 per cent seen in mid-2022, media reports said.
But the Democrats backed Biden, putting on a brave face and contesting poll predictions saying they often painted a dire picture for incumbent presidents a year before the election, and most voters are not tuned into the political agenda right now.
President Biden’s re-election campaign remains full-speed ahead. His campaign managers said Biden turns 81-years-old on November 20. His age is a major concern for voters as they doubt his cognitive functions to make the right decisions for the American people in the White House. It’s the same for the brash Trump, who is 77-years-old.
IS THERE A PLAN B, but it’s too late change horses right now, pollsters say.
The filing deadline for presidential state primaries in Nevada, New Hampshire and South Carolina has lapsed meaning it’s too late to get new names on the ballots.
The only official elected Democrat running against Biden is Minnesota businessman Representative Dean Phillips, who was first elected to Congress in 2018. Phillips announced his candidacy for 2024 presidency in late October, stating his belief that Biden cannot win the re-election. But a poll released last week shows Phillips with only four per cent of support among potential Democratic primary voters, the same as motivational speaker, Marianne Williamson, who’s still in the race.
The Kennedy family member Robert Jr. offers a glimmer of hope for Democrats promising to take away voters from Trump rather than Biden as an independent candidate. Independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. appears to take more support from Trump than Biden, a new poll found. In a head-to-head match-up the poll found Biden narrowly ahead of Trump by one point – 47 to 46 per cent, taking into account the margin of error.
But with Kennedy in a three-way race, Biden is ahead with 39 per cent to Trump’s 36 per cent and Kennedy’s 22 per cent. Donor data shows Kennedy pulling more from past Trump supporters rather than Biden’s. (IANS)