Most Democrats want Michelle Obama as their candidate, not Biden – 2024-02-29 20:33:02

The US presidential election is scheduled to be held in November this year. In the race for so many candidates, the biggest competition is between the current president of the Democratic Party, Joe Biden, and the former president of the Republican Party, Donald Trump. However, in a recent poll, former First Lady Michelle Obama has surpassed Joe Biden in terms of popularity among Democratic Party leaders and supporters.

According to the results of a survey published by the US polling agency Ramusen Reports on Monday (February 26) local time, 48 percent of the members of the Democratic Party want to see Michelle Obama as the candidate of the Democratic Party in the presidential election. On the other hand, 38 percent of Democrats want to see Biden as the candidate.

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Meanwhile, current Vice President Kamala Harris has also been overtaken by Michelle Obama. Moreover, 20 percent of the people who took part in the survey want to see Michelle Obama as the candidate of the Democratic Party by canceling the candidacy of Biden.

Joe Biden and Donald Trump / File photo

Moreover, only 15 percent of voters want to see Kamala Harris as the presidential candidate in this year’s presidential election. On the other hand, 12 percent of voters want to see a contest between Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump.

Michelle Obama said in this regard, there is a common perception among the people that the government does nothing for them. I find it very difficult to preserve democracy. I worry about what should be done for the people and whether the decisions I take will be democratically acceptable. So just thinking about the election makes me nervous.

Joe Biden was the vice president of the country for two terms during the time of former US President Barack Obama. He came to power after defeating Donald Trump in the 2020 election. Joe Biden and Donald Trump are going to compete in the 2024 election.

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However, Trump has surpassed Biden in terms of popularity in all pre-election polls. What is seen for now is that Trump is slightly ahead of the current President Biden in terms of public support. The latest poll by The Economist says that 46 percent of the public now favors Trump. And 44 percent of Americans want Biden.

According to the survey, Trump began to overtake the current president in popularity from September last year. Apart from this, the discussion about Biden’s fitness has gone far in recent times.

Two years ago, Joe Biden fell while riding a bicycle in his home state of Delaware / Photo: Collected

Incidents such as falling while riding a bicycle or tripping while boarding an airplane do not give a very good idea of ​​his physical capabilities. Moreover, since Biden’s age is close to eighty (78 years old), many American citizens think that he should retire from politics.

He is also in trouble with memory illusions. Several times there have been incidents where he has forgotten or said wrong things while speaking in front of the media. Even a couple of weeks ago, he expressed his anger in the face of criticism about his memory. He called a press conference and said, “My memory is fine.”

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Special Counsel Robert Haar decided not to file charges against Biden for maintaining top secret documents. But his investigative report also contains several harsh criticisms, saying the president has significant memory limitations.

That said, it’s difficult to accuse the president of not properly maintaining records because Biden will present himself to the judge at trial as a compassionate, well-mannered and elderly man with a failing memory, as he has done before us. In response, Biden said, despite his age, he is the most qualified person to be the president of the United States.

In view of these incidents, the question of how much 81-year-old Joe Biden can challenge 77-year-old Donald Trump is emerging.

Source: AFP, NDTV

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