"They want me to run again. Read the polls. Those polls say 92% of Democrats want me to run."

So Joe Biden replied to reporters who asked him about a poll by the New York Times and Siena College according to which 64% of Democrats would prefer another candidate for the presidential election of 2024 . Percentage that skyrockets to 94% for demos under 30.

The president immediately dismissed the issue but according to one of the largest American newspapers, the tenant of the White House has a huge problem: due to the economy and inflation, many Americans on the Democratic side do not believe that he is the right person to tow. the country for another four years from 2024 , and perhaps not even the one able to beat Donald Trump again if the former president were to finally decide to get back on track.

Biden has said several times that he intends to run for re-election. At 79, he is already the oldest president in American history and concerns about his age rank high on the list of Democratic voters who are asking the party to find an alternative.

According to the poll, more than three-quarters of registered voters see the United States moving in the wrong direction, and only 13 percent say the nation is on the right track, the lowest point in Times polls since the 2008 financial crisis.

Among fellow Democrats, his approval rating is 70 percent, a relatively low figure for a president. Especially considering the midterm elections are on the way and Biden will need to rally Democrats to the polls to maintain control of Congress .

(Unioneonline / D)