A CNN poll taken during the days following the first presidential debate has bad news for Joe Biden and slightly better news for Vice President Kamala Harris. According to the poll, Harris outperforms Biden in a matchup against Donald Trump.
Biden loses to Trump 43%-49%. Harris only loses to Trump 45%-47%.
From The Hill:
The poll was conducted after Biden’s shaky performance in last week’s debate, which has prompted concerns from within the Democrat Party over whether he is the best candidate they can put forward. Rep. Lloyd Doggett (D-Texas) on Tuesday became the first House Democrat to publicly call on Biden to remove himself from the ticket, while numerous editorial boards across the country have urged the same.
The debate has thrown Harris into the national spotlight as she navigates defending Biden and his ability to serve while some people have called on her to replace him. Former Rep. Tim Ryan (D-Ohio) said Tuesday that Harris should replace the president at the top of the ticket, adding that she will “destroy Trump in debate.”
Despite these worries and calls to drop out of the race, the Biden campaign and its surrogates have maintained that the president is still the best candidate to beat Trump. Biden’s team has tried to quell concerns about his debate, emphasizing that Biden will not be leaving the race.
The poll also found that 75 percent of registered voters polled said Democrats would have a better shot of winning the White House with someone else as their candidate. This includes 56 percent of Democrats and Democrat-leaning independent voters.
Prominent Democrats have voiced their support for Harris in the days following the debate, including former Vice President candidate Tim Kaine and South Carolina Rep. Jim Clyburn.
“I will support her if he were to step aside. But I am going to support her going forward as sometime in the future. I want this ticket to be Biden-Harris, and then we’ll see what happens after the next election. No, this spot should not in any way do anything to work around Ms. Harris. We should do everything to bolster her, whether she’s in second place or at the top of the ticket,” Clyburn told MSNBC’s Andrea Mitchell during a Tuesday segment.
Watch the clip below:
Jim Clyburn says he will support Kamala if Biden isn't on the Democrat ticket: "I will support her if he were to step aside." pic.twitter.com/8nIRUnGBYv
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