Just 30% of voters say Biden should run for reelection: poll

Nearly 60% of voters say that President Biden should not run for reelection in 2024, with most citing his age as the reason for their views, according to a new survey. 

The Redfield & Wilton Strategies poll, done for Newsweek and released on Tuesday, found that 58% of voters do not want the 80-year-old commander-in-chief to seek a second term.

Only 30% of eligible voters polled said that Biden should run again in 2024, and 42% said the president’s advanced age was the most significant reason for their answer. 

Other reasons voters cited for not wanting the octogenarian president to run for reelection included concerns with the Biden administration’s economic policies (16%), preferring other potential Democratic candidates (7%), and the results of the midterm elections (1%). 

The poll, conducted on Dec. 5, surveyed 1,500 eligible voters, 12% of whom were unsure whether they thought Biden should launch a reelection campaign. 

Biden, who is the oldest serving US president in history, has said he expects to run for another four year term but has pushed a final decision back until early next year.

He would be 86 years old when he leaves office if he completes a full second term. 

Biden has reportedly “vented to allies” about how much his age is discussed in the media as he weighs a 2024 run, Politico reported Tuesday.\

“You think I don’t know how f—ing old I am?” an exasperated Biden ranted to one of his acquaintances earlier this year, according to the outlet.

But Biden himself has acknowledged that his age is a “legitimate” issue.

“I think it’s a legitimate thing to be concerned about anyone’s age, including mine,” Biden said during an October interview with MSNBC. “And I think the best way to make the judgment is to watch me. Am I slowing up? Do I have the same pace?” 

In a hypothetical 2024 matchup with former President Donald Trump, the only declared presidential candidate for 2024, Biden beats the 76-year-old Trump 47% to 40%, according to a USA Today/Suffolk University survey released Tuesday.