83% registered Democratic voters approve of Biden withdrawing from race: poll
A new poll by CBS and YouGov showed that 83% registered Democratic voters approved of President Joe Biden’s decision to step down as the presidential candidate for the 2024 elections.
The poll also said 45% of those surveyed believed Democrats now had a better chance of winning against Republican nominee Donald Trump. 28% of them said it depended on who the Democratic nominee would be, and 10% said the chances of victory were worse now.
79% of them believed Kamala Harris should be the new Democratic nominee, whereas 21% said it should be someone else.
The preference for Harris was consistent across gender, race and age.
The poll also showed 43% believed Biden’s legacy will be looked back upon as “excellent.” Only 3% said it would be “poor.”
Biden ‘determined to get as much as done’ before leaving office — report
President Joe Biden, who is recovering from COVID said he was “determined to get as much done” as he can as he prepares to leave office in another six months, the Associated Press reported.
“I’m still going to be fully fully engaged,” Biden told his staff on Monday during a call from his beach home in Delaware.
One of Biden’s goals is to get Israel and Hamas militant group to sign a cease-fire which also ensures the return of Israeli hostages. He is set to meet Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu this week, and is optimistic about securing a peace deal.
“I’ll be working really closely with the Israelis and with the Palestinians to try to work out how we can get the Gaza war to end and Middle East peace and get all those hostages home. I think we’re on the verge of being able to do that,” he told his campaign staff.
“You might get a cease-fire no matter what Biden does or doesn’t do. Biden and Kamala Harris have to be careful with respect to how Republicans may interpret, exploit and use anything that is seen as pressure on Israel,” Aaron David Miller, a former US Middle East peace negotiator told AP news agency.
He is also expected to quickly fill up the 48 federal judiciary vacancies and make other appointments amid opposition from Senate Republicans.
Secretary of State Antony Blinken has asked his staff to stay on path and carry out their foreign policy work as well.
Source: DW
