A post-debate poll is a nightmare for President Joe Biden as it shows that a plurality of independents want him to get out of the election.
A JL Partners poll on Friday showed that 68 percent of independent voters want the president to step aside.
The poll also found that 41 percent of those who voted for President Biden in 2020 believe he should step aside.
Former President Donald Trump increased his share of independents who said they would vote for him by four points, to 44 percent, the poll showed.
But the drop for Biden among independents was catastrophic as it showed him with 24 percent who said they would vote for him, a fall of 28 percent from a poll taken before the debate.
Biden, who has been facing increasing questions about his fitness to continue serving in the nation’s highest office, sought to dispel any notion that he lacked the physical and mental capacity for another four years as president. However, many critics argue that his performance only served to deepen those fears among voters.
“From the very first moment, Biden looked old, hard to understand, confused, saying scary things, and just throwing mud,” FOX Business’ Larry Kudlow said after the debate was over.
That sentiment permeated the Fox focus group, including one member who said one only needed to replay the video of the debate to see that Trump was the clear choice.
“I’ve lived four years with Trump. I lived three and a half years with [Biden],” the member told Fox’s moderator. “I’ll take the other four.”
Biden did receive some kudos from some members of the group for his stances on taxes and child care, but overall, his decrepit demeanor convinced them he was not fit for another term in office.
In what can only be described as worse news for Biden after his shoddy debate performance, the viewership ratings are in.
The debate, which was simulcast on 22 networks, was watched by a staggering 51.3 million people, IndieWire reported. And when the clips circulating on the Internet and television are accounted for, the president’s trainwreck of a debate was viewed by far more people than Democrats would have liked.