Almost two-thirds of Democrats want Biden to step aside, poll finds

• The results based on a survey of 1,253 adults also fly in the face of Biden's own claim that the "average voter" wants him to stay in the race.

The big picture: Overall, 70% of U.S. voters want Biden to withdraw from the 2024 race, while only 57% want to see former President Trump withdraw.

• However, Trump enjoys high support from within his own party. Only 26% of Republicans think he should exit the race and let the GOP pick a different candidate, while 73% of Republicans want him to keep running.
• Only 35% of Democrats want Biden to stay in the 2024 race.

State of play: Biden has defied calls from lawmakers for him to step aside and insisted he will not drop out.

• The Biden campaign has been contending with a number of damning polls since the debate. One found that 67% of voters want Biden to drop out of the race, and another found a declining share of voters view Biden as "mentally sharp."

• While this weekend's attempted assassination of Trump temporarily quieted the rebellion in the Democratic party, congressional Democrats revived the effort this week, Axios' Andrew Solender and Alex Thompson reported.

Methodology: This AP-NORC poll was conducted July 11-15, 2024 using the AmeriSpeak® Panel. The poll is based on a nationally representative probability sample of 1,253 adults.

• The results have a margin of error of +/- 3.8 percentage points.

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