**Trump, DeSantis Beat Biden In ABC/WaPo Poll As Joe's Approval Hits Record Low**
Trump, DeSantis Beat Biden In ABC/WaPo Poll As Joe's Approval Hits Record Low
**A new ABC News/Washington Post poll (https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/broad-doubts-bidens-age-acuity-spell-republican-opportunity/story?id=99109308) has thrown a big splash of cold water on President Biden's nascent re-election bid**\-\- showing him losing in match-ups with either Donald Trump or Florida Governor Ron DeSantis.
In two 2024 matchups, here's how things stack up among Americans who say they would "definitely" or "probably" vote for a given candidate:
- **Trump 44% Biden 38%**. Undecideds lean Trump 49-42.
- **DeSantis 42%, Biden 37%**. Undecideds lean DeSantis 48-41
That's not all: **Biden's approval rating took a 6-point dive from its February level to reach an all-time low of just 36%.** Against data going all the way back to Truman, that's the **worst score for any first-term president** at this point in his term. Three predecessors who were in same ballpark -- Ford (40%), Carter (37%) and Trump (39%) -- failed to win second terms.
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**Biden and DeSantis both top Biden -- but given a choice of 6 best-known GOP prospects, Trump trounces DeSantis among GOP voters 51% to 25% (** Getty Images via _WESH_) (
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The Biden administration's over-the-top emphasis on race in all manner of political nominations and appointments hasn't done a thing to improve his standing with blacks. In the most jarring of the new poll's results, **Biden's approval rating among blacks has fallen a staggering 30%** from his inauguration -- plummeting from 82% to 52%.
Heading into 2024, **watch for Biden to dangle an empty commitment to reparations** over the heads of black voters, just as he hit younger Americans with a loan-forgiveness head-fake (https://nypost.com/2022/11/11/bidens-student-debt-con-job-fooled-gen-z-for-the-midterms-will-the-kids-wake-up/) ahead of the 2022 midterms.
A hefty 56% disapprove of what Biden's done in office, and his perceived handling of the economy is a big reason why. **In a 54%-to-36% rout, Trump is perceived as having done a better job with the economy.** The economy ball-and-chain will only grow heavier for Biden as we move farther into the dark seas ahead.
Biden's age is clearly undermining public confidence. A full **68% of Americans think 80-year-old Biden is too old for a second term.** He's 80 today and would be 86 at the end of another term, assuming he lived to see it. While Trump is only four years younger, only 44% of American's think he's too old.
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?itok=yz9nsTWs)**Biden was** (?itok=yz9nsTWs) **recently stumped (https://www.zerohedge.com/political/biden-forgets-he-went-ireland-tacitly-disowns-grandchild-stripper) when a child asked where he'd last traveled abroad -- forgetting he'd been in Ireland just 13 days before**(Win McNamee/Getty Images via _Fox News_)
It isn't just age that worries Americans -- it's also Biden's observed condition. **Only 32% think he has the mental acuity to be an effective president.** Trump's score on having requisite sharpness has actually risen -- to 54% today from 46% in 2020. On physical fitness, only 33% give Biden a thumbs-up. Trump almost doubles him up, with 64% saying he's sufficiently fit.
Even the Blue Team groans in anticipation of a Biden 2024 bid: **Only 36% of Democrats want Biden nominated again**, with 58% wanting someone else.
**There's some bad news for Trump too**, as 56% say he should face charges related to alleged illegal attempts to overturn the 2020 election results, and 54% think he should face criminal charges over handling of classified documents and his actions relative to the Jan. 6 riots. Forty-one percent think Biden is honest and trustworthy, compared to 33% for Trump.
As much as these new results are likely to dampen Democrat confidence, **those hoping for a Republican takeover of the White House should remember that many a midterm poll pointed to a red wave that never materialized.**
Tyler Durden (https://cms.zerohedge.com/users/tyler-durden)Mon, 05/08/2023 - 09:10