A plurality of Democrats say they want President Biden to step aside and not seek a second term in the White House next year, according to a new national survey<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Forty-four percent of Democrats and Democratic-leaning voters questioned in a Monmouth University Poll released on Monday said the president should step aside and allow someone else to run as the Democratic Party\u2019s standard-bearer in 2024. A quarter of respondents said Biden should seek re-election next year, with 30% saying they had no preference.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The poll\u2019s release comes as the president gears up to run for re-election. Biden has repeatedly said he intends to seek a second term in the White House, but he has yet to make any formal announcements. However, the president hinted toward a re-election campaign during a speech early last month to party leaders and activists at the DNC\u2019s winter meeting, which was held this year in Philadelphia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
BIDEN HAULS IN BIG BUCKS FOR DEMOCRATS AHEAD OF LIKELY 2024 RE-ELECTION CAMPAIGN<\/p>\n\n\n\n
President Joe Biden speaks at the Democratic National Committee winter meeting, Feb. 3, 2023, in Philadelphia.
President Joe Biden speaks at the Democratic National Committee winter meeting, Feb. 3, 2023, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo\/Patrick Semansky)<\/p>\n\n\n\n
“We\u2019re just getting started,” Biden told a boisterous crowd. “I intend to get\u2026 more done.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n
“Let me ask you a simple question \u2013 are you with me?” the president asked the crowd. The question instantly elicited cheers and loud chants of “four more years.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n
HINTING AT 2024 RE-ELECTION, BIDEN TELLS DEMOCRATS \u2018WE\u2019RE JUST GETTING STARTED’<\/p>\n\n\n\n
While no major Democrats are expected to primary challenge the president, best-selling author and spiritual adviser Marianne Williamson earlier this month launched her second straight long-shot bid for the party\u2019s presidential nomination.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
President Biden shakes hands with supporters after addressing the crowd at the Democratic National Committee’s meeting in Philadelphia on Feb. 3, 2023.
President Biden shakes hands with supporters after addressing the crowd at the Democratic National Committee’s meeting in Philadelphia on Feb. 3, 2023. (Fox News)<\/p>\n\n\n\n
But if the president surprises the political word and decides not to seek another term, the Monmouth poll indicates that Democrats have no clear idea on whom they\u2019d like to see as their party\u2019s 2024 nominee.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
BIDEN APPROVAL RATING REMAINS UNDERWATER, BELOW MOST OF HIS RECENT PREDECESSORS<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Just over half of those questioned (51%) couldn\u2019t offer a name when asked who they would like to see as the Democrats\u2019 standard-bearer next year if the president declined to run again.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Vice President Kamala Harris speaks at the Democratic National Committee meeting, on Feb. 3, 2023, in Philadelphia.
Vice President Kamala Harris speaks at the Democratic National Committee meeting, on Feb. 3, 2023, in Philadelphia. (Fox News)<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Vice President Kamala Harris grabbed the backing of 13%, with Sen. Bernie Sanders of Vermont \u2013 the runner-up in the 2016 and 2020 Democratic nomination races \u2013 and Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg \u2013 who ran in 2020 \u2013 both at 6% support. Sen. Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts \u2013 another 2020 Democratic presidential contender \u2013 was at 4%, with California Gov. Gavin Newsom at 3%. No one else topped 1% in the survey.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
While only a quarter of those questioned said they wanted Biden to run for re-election, the president enjoyed a favorable rating of 74% in the poll.<\/p>\n\n\n\n