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U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris delivers remarks, as President Joe Biden listens, at a reception in Washington, U.S., May 13, 2024. (Reuters/File Photo)
The approval rating of Biden, 81, has plummeted after his dismal debate performance in Atlanta last week against his predecessor Donald Trump
US Vice President Kamala Harris has a better chance of retaining the White House in the November presidential polls than her boss President Joe Biden has, according to a latest poll.
Biden’s approval rating has plummeted after his debate debacle in Atlanta last week against his predecessor Donald Trump, CNN reported. Since the debate, there has been increasing voices in the ruling Democratic party for Biden to step down and let someone else run the race for the crucial November 5 presidential elections.
Trump is ahead of Biden by six points. The poll also finds Harris, who is of Indian and African heritage, within striking distance of Trump in a hypothetical matchup: 47 percent of registered voters support Trump, 45 percent Harris, a result within the margin of error that suggests there is no clear leader under such a scenario.
“Harris’ slightly stronger showing against Trump rests at least in part on broader support from women (50% of female voters back Harris over Trump vs. 44% for Biden against Trump) and independents (43% Harris vs. 34% Biden),” the polls said. White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre refrained to give a direct comment on the polls.
“I’m constrained to speaking directly to your poll and I get it and I hear the question. I got to be mindful, that is something for the campaign as you started saying, what the campaign has laid out their argument of the case. That is something for them to take up and that is something for them to answer,” she told reporters when asked about it.
“What I can speak to is the president’s record. What I can speak to, what he’s been able to accomplish and the things that he’s been able to do and get done is actually in line with majority of Americans. And I think that’s important too, to note. And again, I will say with age comes wisdom and experience and that’s certainly something that the president brings,” she said.
Former First Lady Michelle Obama leads Trump by a whopping 11 points in an Ipsos poll—50 percent to 39 percent — though her office told NBC News in March she would not be running for president this year.
(With agency inputs)
