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Joe Biden vs. Donald Trump in 2024? America Isn’t Happy About That Idea

Donald Trump speaking at the 2015 Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) in National Harbor, Maryland. By Gage Skidmore.
Donald Trump speaking at the 2015 Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) in National Harbor, Maryland.

The 2020 presidential election was between the two oldest candidates in history, and there’s a very good chance that both candidates, President Joseph Biden and former President Donald Trump, will face off again in 2024, even though many voters of both parties don’t appear all that enthused about that prospect. 

Now, a new poll bears all of that out. 

Donald Trump vs. Joe Biden: Yawn

According to the poll from AP/NORC, conducted through the Associated Press and the University of Chicago’s National Opinion Research Center, a plurality of Republicans answered “no answer” to who is the leader of the Republican Party, as well as who “should” lead the party. 

When asked “the leader of the Republican Party is…,” 18 percent answered Donald Trump, 11 percent answered House Speaker Kevin McCarthy, and 7 percent each answered Sen. Mitch McConnell, Gov. Ron DeSantis, and “no response.” 11 percent said “no one” and 38 percent, the highest number, said “no answer.” 

On the question of “Who should lead the Republican Party,” DeSantis was the answer of 22 percent, Trump 20 percent, “no response” 21 percent, and “no answer” 34 percent. 

On the Democratic side, when asked who “is” the leader of the Democratic Party, 41 percent answered Biden, while 7 percent each answered former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Senate Majority Leader Sen. Chuck Schumer.

The current House Minority Leader, Rep. Hakeem Jeffries, got 3 percent, while “other response” earned 10 percent, “no one” got 4 percent, and “no answer” got 27 percent. 

On the question of who “should” lead the party, Biden got 12 percent, Jeffries, Sen. Bernie Sanders and Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez each earned 5 percent.

In contrast, Schumer, former President Barack Obama, and Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg each got 3 percent. “Other response” got 21 percent and “no answer” 37 percent. 

“Republicans and Democrats alike are expressing concerns about the direction of the parties,” the release of the survey said. 

“Democrats are more optimistic than pessimistic about the future of their party (44% vs 26%), while Republicans are about equally optimistic (38%) and pessimistic (36%) about where their party is headed. Few people, regardless of party identification, have a positive opinion of how Congress is doing its job, and most of the public would like to see more compromise in the Capitol.”

Joe Biden’s Poll Numbers

The survey also found that 77 percent of Democrats currently approve of President Joe Biden’s job performance, while just 9 percent of Republicans approve. 

“Only 22% of Republicans are very or extremely confident that their party’s leadership represents their values,” the release added. “Fifty-five percent are somewhat confident and 21% are not confident. In contrast, 42% of Democrats are very or extremely confident that the Democratic leadership represents their values, 36% are somewhat confident, and 20% have little or no confidence.”

There was also little optimism shown about politics in general. 

“The public, regardless of party identification, has little optimism about politics in the United States these days. Sixty-three percent are pessimistic about the state of politics, 15% are optimistic, and 21% are neither optimistic nor pessimistic,” the AP/NORC survey said. “Forty-six percent are pessimistic about  the way leaders in the United States are chosen, 23% are optimistic, and 30% are neither.”

The Associated Press also reported on the results of the survey. 

“He’s certainly at an age where he’s not going to run for office, he’s gonna walk,” Democratic voter David Townsend told the AP of Biden. “He needs to be on the lookout for a standard-bearer, someone that could carry his message forward.”

“I would rather he not [run again in 2024],” voter Greg Davis told the AP about Biden running for reelection. “But I don’t really have a specific candidate in mind.”

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Expertise and Experience: Stephen Silver is a Senior Editor for 19FortyFive. He is an award-winning journalist, essayist and film critic, who is also a contributor to the Philadelphia Inquirer, the Jewish Telegraphic Agency, Broad Street Review and Splice Today. The co-founder of the Philadelphia Film Critics Circle, Stephen lives in suburban Philadelphia with his wife and two sons. Follow him on Twitter at @StephenSilver.

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Stephen Silver is a journalist, essayist, and film critic, who is also a contributor to Philly Voice, Philadelphia Weekly, the Jewish Telegraphic Agency, Living Life Fearless, Backstage magazine, Broad Street Review, and Splice Today. The co-founder of the Philadelphia Film Critics Circle, Stephen lives in suburban Philadelphia with his wife and two sons. Follow him on Twitter at @StephenSilver.

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