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[–] PugJesus@kbin.social 32 points 8 months ago (1 children)

For Biden, 28 percent of respondents say he has adequate mental sharpness, down from 32 percent last year, while 28 percent say he’s in good enough physical health, down from 33 percent last year. For Trump, 47 percent say he has adequate mental sharpness, a drop from 54 percent last May, but still significantly better than Biden’s polling; 57 percent say he has good enough physical health, down from 64 percent last May.

God, people are fucking stupid.

[–] Semi-Hemi-Demigod@kbin.social 2 points 8 months ago

Nothing makes me feel less like an American than an election.

[–] Sterile_Technique@lemmy.world 16 points 8 months ago (2 children)

...yeah pitching in to help a foreign power commit genocide will do that.

Still beats the hell out of Trump, but god damn do our options suck.

[–] verdantbanana@lemmy.world -4 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago) (2 children)

not supporting trump but genocide and chaining people to chairs and going back on campaign promises since day one of being in office and the economy is worse now then when biden got in and we lost more human rights since he has been elected and the minimum wage increase he promised and never delivered and the list goes on

how is biden an acceptable answer? how is he not on the same page?

because his name is not trump? is that his only two words on the resume?

try that on your next interview -

qualifications?

well not trump can't you see?!

then you are hired!

[–] K1nsey6@lemmy.world -2 points 8 months ago

If every action of Biden's was done by a Republican president, liberals would be up in arms how bad things are. They are blinded by their own biases

[–] Coach@lemmy.world 9 points 8 months ago

What the fuck is this bullshit? Such an asinine poll question.

[–] autotldr@lemmings.world 4 points 8 months ago

This is the best summary I could come up with:


ABC News said it’s the lowest approval rating since former President George W. Bush from 2006 to 2008.

Biden led Trump by 15 points when respondents were asked respectively whether Trump and Biden were “honest and trustworthy”: 41 percent said that description applies to Biden — unchanged from the previous poll in May 2023 — and 26 percent said that description applies to Trump, down from 33 percent in May 2023.

Trump led Biden when asked whether the candidates had the mental sharpness to serve effectively and whether they were in good enough physical health to serve effectively — but both saw their numbers dip, when compared with last May.

One sliver of good news for Biden’s campaign could come from the decrease in his disapproval rating for his handling of the economy.

In the past, however, Biden’s campaign has warned not to focus too much on polls, noting it’s still very early in the election season.

The poll surveyed 2,228 adults and had a margin of error of 2.5 percentage points.


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[–] verdantbanana@lemmy.world -2 points 8 months ago

not trump and what other options as excuses for not pushing for better

wow this is where democracy dies