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Democrats still think Joe Biden is electable, but they're cooling on him
Walt Hickey and Joseph Zeballos-Roig. BUSINESS INSIDER Oct 3, 2019, 5:00 PM A recurring series of Insider polls show that former Vice President Joe Biden's electability numbers are heading in the wrong direction, which could further complicate a core part of his campaign message that he is the best Democratic candidate to defeat President Donald Trump in the 2020 presidential election. Biden's electability figures among respondents have generally been on the decline since the polling began. Insider has been polling since December how different candidates are perceived — as satisfactory or unsatisfactory nominees — among self-identified primary voters. As of September 25, around 56% of Democratic primary voters would be satisfied if Biden emerged as the party's nominee and 65% said they believed he could beat Trump. In contrast, 26% of primary voters expressed dissatisfaction and 37% said they believed Biden would lose in the general election. The figures indicating dissatisfaction and odds of losing in the general election were among the highest recorded in the recurring poll so far, and suggests that primary voters are starting to cool on Biden. He's faced criticism for repeated gaffes and stumbled several times during the Democratic debates. Back in December, Biden held a 69% favorability rating among self-identified primary voters, though no poll was taken on his odds to win the general election. That rating held steady with some fluctuations through late April when Biden formally announced his 2020 presidential bid after months of hesitation. read more |
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