Less than 35% think Biden has "mental sharpness" for second term: poll

• Biden's approval hit a new low — 36%, down from 42% in February.

Why it matters: Biden's re-election campaign is already trying "to shift voters' focus away from their reservations about him and instead make the 2024 general election a choice rather than a referendum," The Post notes.

On mental acuity, 94%of Republicans, 69% of independents and 21% of Democrats said Biden lacks the sharpness to be president.

• "Just 32% overall think Biden has the mental sharpness it takes to serve effectively as president, down steeply from 51% when he was running for president three years ago," ABC's Gary Langer notes.
• 54% think Trump has the needed mental sharpness.

On physical health needed to govern, just 33% think Biden, age 80, has it — vs. 64% for Trump, who's 76.

• 58% of Democratic-leaning adults want to nominate someone besides Biden.

Methodology: This Washington Post-ABC News poll was conducted from April 28 to May 3, 2023, among 1,006 adults throughout the United States. Of those surveyed, 75% were reached on cellphones and 25% on landlines. The margin of error is plus or minus 3.5 percentage points. Data was gathered and processed by Abt Associates of Rockville, Maryland.