Current Events > 6 in 10 Americans say Biden is mentally unfit for office

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A significant majority of Americans say they believe President Biden's mental fitness is a real concern they have about his ability to be president, according to the latest NPR/PBS NewsHour/Marist poll.

Respondents said so by a 62%-to-36% margin, rather than dismissing it as simply being a campaign strategy used by his opponents. Biden did, however, actually see a slight increase in his approval rating to 45%, up 4 points from last month. That indicates there will likely be a significant number of people who believe there are serious concerns about Biden's mental fitness but will vote for him anyway.

When it comes to former President Trump, who is also running again, 51% also said his mental fitness is a real concern, 43% said it was not.

Biden at 80 is the oldest president in U.S. history. He's been the subject of relentless accusations from the right about his acuity, but his age has also been a worry of Democrats, concerned about whether Biden gives them the best chance to win in 2024, especially if it's Trump as the GOP nominee again.

Almost 4 in 10 Democrats said his mental fitness was a real concern as did 7 in 10 independents and, as expected, more than 8 in 10 Republicans. Several key Democratic and swing groups saw Biden's mental fitness as a real concern, including those 45 or younger (69%), GenZ/Millennials (67%), men (66%), those without college degrees (66%), non-whites (64%) and those who live in the suburbs (63%), for example.

It's a serious vulnerability that will have Democrats biting their nails as the campaign heats up and holding their breath with each speech, news conference and debate.

Trump, who will be 78 on Election Day in 2024, would be five years older than Ronald Reagan was at his second inauguration. But beyond Trump's age, many have concerns about his temperament, persistent lies and, at times, bigoted speech.

Almost 8 in 10 Democrats but only one-fifth of Republicans said Trump's mental fitness is a real concern. A plurality (48%) of independents also said so but far fewer than said the same of Biden.

Trump's biggest problems continue to be with white, college-educated women and women who live in the suburbs and small cities.

Plurality thinks COVID emergency should have ended sooner

The COVID-19 national public health emergency ended on May 11th, but by a plurality, respondents in the survey said it should have ended sooner 43% said so, 36% said it ended at the right time and another 1 in 5 said it happened too soon.

Republicans (68%) and independents (50%) in particular thought it should have ended sooner, while a majority of Democrats (54%) said it was the right time.

More than a quarter of Democrats, though, think it happened too soon, while just 1 in 10 Republicans and independents said so, another piece of evidence of the country's long divide over COVID and how to handle the pandemic.

6 in 10 Americans need to shut the fuck up.

Why? There's other options other than Biden or Trump. Just cause somebody says Biden is a corpse doesn't mean they want trump.

luckily his likely opponent is trump who is hated by a majority of americans and who inspires turnout against him like no one in history

Still better than Trump

luckily his likely opponent is trump who is hated by a majority of americans and who inspires turnout against him like no one in history

Can we stop getting candidates from the crypt? Thanks.

That being said, Trump's mental state is way more concerning to me than Biden's.

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Uncle Joe by 2028:

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Of.course.you think the election was stolen. Sorry it wasn't.

Yes, but we have to stop using this metric. Our country is not moving in a forward direction right now.

he doesn't legit believe it was stolen. He just uses that as an excuse for not paying the CE users he owes money to from his election bet

Realistically the average CEman is probably sharper than Biden at this point.

The problem is that he's still more mentally fit than Trump.

Which basically indicts the primary voters of both parties; why the fuck couldn't they do better than Biden and Trump? Bunch of useless cretins.

Still better than Trump

You could make that a skeleton and it'd still get my vote over Trump.

Pretty much. I personally don't mind having somebody younger in office.

That being said, this stuff can indeed be nuanced. I mean, I'd take a dog over Trump.

A simple critique of anything Left is not a defacto check mark on supporting the Right.

Yes, but we have to stop using this metric. Our country is not moving in a forward direction right now.

He is too old. What sucks about politics in America right now is that you can't even tell who's worse between him and Trump.

And then you see the alternative

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6 in 10 Americans are unfit for daily life...
We are pigs in shit. Live with it.
It won't get better until we want it to.

imo a serious Democrat should primary the octogenarian with <50% approval.

imo a serious Democrat should primary the octogenarian with <50% approval.

What's so funny?

Are we still taking polls seriously after what happened in the 2022 midterms?