by Ben Whedon
Former President Donald Trump widened his lead over President Joe Biden following CNN’s presidential debate, in which his opponent’s performance renewed concerns about his age and fitness for office.
Biden stumbled over his answers during the debate and often seemed lost on stage. The issue was widely seen as a victory for Trump, and Biden’s campaign has since Calls to withdraw rejected in favor of another Democratic candidate.
Before the debate began, Trump led Biden by 3% among likely voters. New York Times/Siena College Poll and by 6% among registered voters. However, in the first post-debate data from that poll, Trump was ahead of Biden by 6% among likely voters and by 9% among registered voters.
Among likely voters, Trump led Biden 49% to 43%. Among registered voters, the lead was 49% to 41% in favor of the 45th president. The website rounded the results.
Interestingly, Biden’s support for remaining the Democratic nominee has fallen among the party’s rank-and-file. Before the debate, 52% of Democrats supported keeping him as the party’s nominee, down from 48% who held that position after the debate.
By comparison, Trump has made modest gains within the GOP: 80% of Republicans believe he should remain the nominee before the debate, while 83% do so after it.
Seventy-four percent of voters said Biden was too ancient for the job, while only 42% said the same about Trump.
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Ben Whedon is an editor and reporter for Just the News. Follow him on X, formerly Twitter.
