A shock poll for any sitting incumbent president. Just 22 percent of voters want to see President Joe Biden run again in 2024. These are stunning numbers from TIPP, a reputable pollster, showing how poorly Biden has handled crisis after crisis facing America. In this case, Vice President Kamala Harris doesn’t fare any better, with just 12 percent saying she should run in 2024. America has seen the Biden-Harris administration, and they’re ready to move on to practically anyone else sitting in the Oval Office.
This is not pretty for Dems hoping that Biden can rebound in 2022. His numbers have gone down so hard and fast, that it seems many Americans already view him as a lame duck and his policies as abject failures.
When presented with a list of 16 possible 2024 Democratic presidential candidates, Biden came in at number one with less than one-quarter of voters giving him the nod for reelection:
The I&I/TIPP Poll gave respondents the names of 16 other possible candidates, asking “Who do you want to see run for president on the Democratic ticket in 2024?”
As mentioned, Biden was named by just 22% of those asked, while 12% mentioned Vice President Kamala Harris, whose abrasive style, lack of preparation, and revolving-door personnel changes have drawn criticism even from formerly friendly Democrats and the left-leaning media.
Harris was below Biden at 12 percent, Buttigieg rounded out the top three at 4 percent.
Here’s the entire list so you can digest it. Note that Biden only hits 37 percent among Democrats, a terrible number for a first-term president considering whether to run for a second term:
Maybe some of it is age. Do voters really think a candidate entering their octogenarian years could or should run for president? It’s a grueling task, one that Biden probably wasn’t prepared for in 2020, but the Coronavirus pandemic saved him by allowing him to campaign from his basement and avoid spending time with media.
Also, note the “Ind./Oth” column of voters not affiliated with either party. Biden is so unpopular with independent voters that Harris actually beats him by two points, and she’s terribly unpopular herself.
This is just damning for a White House that can’t seem to explain its way out of a paper bag:
Even Democrats seem less than enthused about Biden holding the top spot. Just 37% want him there. And only 16% give Harris the nod as presidential standard-bearer, alarming given that Vice President Harris is next in line to be president should Biden not complete his term in office.
If Biden and Harris are out because the public knows them and has rejected them, who is left for Democrats to rally around in 2024? Pete Buttigieg isn’t hated as much, but his support is softer than the two most unpopular politicians in the country.
There are names lower on the list who would probably be higher if they could raise their national name recognition and actually win something. Stacey Abrams has announced her intention to run for governor in Georgia again. She barely lost in 2018 in a bitterly fought race. If she could run and win in 2022, among a divided Republican field, it would immediately raise her profile and make her more viable than Biden or Harris given Abrams’ red state credentials.
Elizabeth Warren is probably done in national politics. She tried and failed. AOC is simply too young, inexperienced, and insane, she wouldn’t play outside the coasts. Cory Booker and Amy Klobuchar are, well, boring, and both ran unsuccessful campaigns in 2020 but couldn’t create a meaningful connection with voters.
Looking at this list, I’d say Buttigieg and Abrams are probably best-positioned right now to either soar or flop over the next two years.
Biden, in the meantime, is probably dragging down the entire party with all the various scandals and shortcomings whirling around him.
