A CBS News poll released on Monday, July 1, found that a growing number of voters are expressing doubts over whether President Joe Biden has the mental and cognitive health to serve another term as commander and chief. According to the results, nearly three-quarters of the electorate and 4 in 10 Democrats believe he should end his run for president.
Following the first presidential debate on June 27 with former President Donald Trump, 72% of registered voters said that Biden should no longer run for president. Meanwhile, 46% of Democrats said the same.
When asked if he had the mental and cognitive ability to serve, 72% of registered voters and 41% of Democrats said he did not.
Among the Democrats who said he should not run, their top concern is largely his ability to campaign.
Most voters who said he shouldn’t run listed Biden’s age as their top concern in addition to his potential decisions while in office.
While Biden has a higher percentage of voters saying he should end his run, around half of the respondents said Trump shouldn’t run either. However, Trump is seeing wide support among Republicans to run for president, and the majority of respondents believe he won the first debate. Despite Trump’s performance, voters found Biden told the truth more often during the debate.
The poll comes as some Democratic officials have reportedly called for Biden to step away from the race. However, Biden has vowed to fight on.
Biden and Trump will debate each other again on Sept. 10.