Calls for Biden to drop out from the presidential race were triggered by a shaky debate performance against former President Donald Trump last week.
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President Joe Biden’s shaky debate performance last week has provoked calls for the 81-year-old to drop his reelection bid over concerns about his mental acuity, leading to several names being floated as potential replacements who would take on former President Donald Trump in November.Key Facts
Vice President Kamala Harris (45%) trails Trump (47%) by two points in a CNN/SRRS poll—a smaller deficit compared to Biden’s six-point shortfall behind Trump in the same poll.
Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer (42%), who has starkly pushed against the idea of replacing Biden, according to Politico, is five points behind Trump (47%) in the poll.
California Gov. Gavin Newsom (43%), who has commonly been floated as a Biden replacement despite turning down rumors of a “shadow campaign” for the White House, polls five points behind Trump (48%), according to the poll.
Secretary of Transportation and former 2020 presidential candidate Pete Buttigieg (43%) trails Trump (47%) by four points in the CNN/SRRS poll.
