In just two months, worries about the nearly 80-year-old’s mental state have jumped from 59% to 64% in the latest Issues & Insights/TIPP poll.
And, shockingly, most of the increase has come from Democrats.
“Virtually all of October’s gain came from Democrats, who went from just 39% expressing ‘concern’ over Biden’s mental health in August, a high number in itself, to 52% in the latest poll. Let that sink in: A majority of Democrats now also think Biden possibly has mental health issues,” said the survey analysis.
The findings could reinforce reports that some leaders in the Democratic Party are hopeful that Biden will step aside and not run for reelection, though they have no obvious replacement. Vice President Kamala Harris remains down in approval polls, and the choice for many Democrats, former first lady Michelle Obama, has ruled out a run.
The survey analysis suggested that it may be time for Biden to undergo a mental competency test, as former President Donald Trump did — and passed.
It also gave some examples of the president’s recent mental stumbles:
“Recent video snippets show Biden wandering off stage, apparently lost, after speaking briefly; forgetting the name of the Declaration of Independence, the nation’s founding document; not remembering that a congresswoman he was honoring at a ceremony was in fact dead, asking Where’s Jackie (Walorski)?’; invoking the possibility of nuclear ‘Armageddon’ after Vladimir Putin’s military suffered setbacks in Ukraine; and so on.”
Democrats join rest in questioning Biden’s ‘mental health’ | Washington Examiner
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