CNN data analyst Harry Enten just took a look at Joe Biden’s data, specifically as it relates to Democrats who want Biden to drop out of the 2024 race.
He came up with a surprising number showing that 66% of Democrats do not want Biden to withdraw.
Enten noted that Biden’s approval ratings weren’t as bad as some past candidates who eventually dropped out, but then said his approval ratings were very similar to those of George H.W. Bush, who lost his 1992 re-election bid.
Breitbart News reported:
Polls show that President Joe Biden has more supporters than Supporters of former President George H.W. Bush, who lost that race in 1992, would rather have him drop out of the race…
“How does this compare to past incumbents who decided not to run for re-election?” Boldouin said.
“There were two incumbents who might have run, but then decided to drop out,” Enten said. “It was Harry S. Truman in 1952 and Lyndon B. Johnson in 1968. . Johnson). They dropped out at the start of the primary season before the nomination was decided.
He continued, “Remember in 1992, George H.W. Bush faced Pat Buchanan in the primaries, and things weren’t too serious. He won all the primaries, but there were a few In a sign that he will drop out of the race, the poll was conducted after he became the presumptive nominee, with 21% of Republicans saying George H.W. Bush should drop out, compared with 32% of Democrats now. People think Joe Biden should step down. These numbers look more comparable than 52 or 68.
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Is removing Biden a big problem? Democrats don’t want Biden to drop out of the race. Voters who can put pressure on elected leaders want Biden to stay in office.
The numbers now don’t look like Truman (52) or Johnson (68). They look more like Bush (92) who stayed but lost pic.twitter.com/HxmyO57fQP
— (((Harry Enten))) (@ForecasterEnten) July 3, 2024
It should be noted that voters are not worried about Bush’s cognitive state or his ability to serve another four years. The situation Biden finds himself in is far more serious.
