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WSJ Poll Shows 80% of Voters Think Biden Is Too Old to Run

WSJ What’s News

The Wall Street Journal

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4.14.2K Ratings

🗓️ 3 July 2024

⏱️ 15 minutes

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P.M. Edition for July 3. A new Wall Street Journal poll finds Donald Trump has opened a 6-point lead over President Biden among U.S. voters, with 80% saying that the president is too old to run for a second term. And WSJ markets reporter Sam Goldfarb digs into how the fiscal implications of a potential Republican sweep in November have sent the U.S. bond market reeling. Plus, Heard on the Street columnist Stephen Wilmot on why new car sales in the U.S. are stuck in middle gear. Jennifer Maloney hosts. Sign up for the WSJ's free What's News newsletter. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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A Wall Street Journal poll finds that 80% of voters think President Biden is too old to run for a second term

0:25.6

while the president works the phones to reassure Democrats. And why Donald

0:31.2

Trump's increased odds have sent the U.S. bond market reeling.

0:35.0

Most people do think that a red wave would lead to maybe a little bit higher deficits than a blue wave and that a wave of either kind would lead to higher deficits than divided government.

0:45.6

Plus, new vehicle sales are stuck in middle gear.

0:49.2

It's Wednesday July 3rd.

0:51.2

I'm Jennifer Maloney for the Wall Street Journal. This is the PM edition of

0:54.8

What's News, the top headlines and business stories that move to the world today. A new Wall Street Journal poll finds that Donald Trump has opened a six-point lead

1:08.8

over President Biden among voters

1:13.0

say President Biden is too old to run for a second term.

1:16.0

Trump's lead over Biden in a two-person match-up,

1:19.0

48% to 42%, is the widest in journal surveys since late 2021. In February this year, Trump

1:26.5

had a two-point lead. The latest survey began interviewing voters two days after Biden

1:31.2

stumbled in his debate with Trump, leaving Democrats panicked about the President's

1:35.3

possible cognitive decline and their party's prospects in November.

1:39.6

Biden is 81 years old.

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