Last week, a survey conducted by YouGov on the morning after the presidential debate showed that nearly half of Americans believe that the Democratic Party should replace President Joe Biden in the 2024 election, which Townhall covered.
In the survey, respondents were asked: “Who do you think the Democratic Party should nominate as its presidential candidate, if it wants to have the best chance of winning?”
Only 30 percent of respondents said “Joe Biden.” Forty-nine percent said “someone else.” Twenty-two percent said “not sure.”
When asked, “Who do you think the Republican Party should nominate as its presidential candidate, if it wants to have the best chance of winning?” respondents indicated that former President Donald Trump (44 percent) was the best option. Thirty-eight percent said “someone else” and 18 percent said “not sure.”
YouGov surveyed 2,648 American adults.
This week, a Harvard CAPS/Harris poll showed that 72 percent of respondents have made up their minds regarding who they will vote for in the presidential election. In May, 69 percent of voters said that their minds were made up.
In the findings, 28 percent of respondents said they were still thinking about their options.
Thirty-two percent of Biden voters said that they were still weighing their choices, compared to 24 percent of Trump voters.
Broken down by political party, 39 percent of Democrats and 54 percent of Republicans said that they watched the presidential debate in full. Thirty-one percent of Democrats and 26 percent of Republicans watched some of it or watched some clips online. Only 13 percent of Democrats and nine percent of Republicans did not watch or hear about the debate.
In a follow up question, 74 percent of Republicans and 11 percent of Democrats said the debate made them more likely to vote for Trump. Forty-eight percent of Democrats and 4 percent of Republicans said it made them less likely to vote for Trump. Sixty-seven percent of Republicans said that the debate made them less likely to vote for Biden. Only 17 percent of Democrats said the same.
The Harvard CAPS-Harris Poll survey was conducted from June 28 to 30 and surveyed 2,090 registered voters.
Following the debate, rumors began to swirl that the Democratic Party was in panic about Biden. This week, Rep. Lloyd Doggett (D-TX) called on Biden to withdraw from the race.
“Too much is at stake to risk a Trump victory,” he wrote. “President Biden saved our democracy by delivering us from Trump in 2020. He must not deliver us to Trump in 2024."
🚨 Rep. Lloyd Doggett, D-Texas, calls on Biden to WITHDRAW from the 2024 election. "Too much is at stake to risk a Trump victory," he says. "President Biden saved our democracy by delivering us from Trump in 2020. He must not deliver us to Trump in 2024."
— Sahil Kapur (@sahilkapur) July 2, 2024
His full statement: pic.twitter.com/DTS0SolCnl
