- Sixty-four percent of Democrats would like to see President Joe Biden replaced for the 2024 presidential election, according to polling the New York Times and Siena College conducted last week. [CNBC / Dan Mangan]
- One in 3 Democrats cited Biden’s age as the reason they want someone new; a similar number cited dissatisfaction with his job performance. [The Hill / Olafimihan Oshin]
- Just 13 percent of registered voters think the country is going in the right direction. Concern about the future persisted across age, race, location, and political affiliation. [Axios / Ivana Saric]
- When asked about the country’s most critical problem, 20 percent said jobs and the economy; 15 percent said the cost of living and inflation. Just 5 percent said it was abortion access. [New York Times / Shane Goldmacher]
- A possible silver lining: 44 percent of respondents said they’d support Biden in the general election compared to 41 percent for Donald Trump. That’s in part because Democrats still overwhelmingly prefer Biden to his predecessor. [People / Kyler Alvord]
- For now, many potential Democratic challengers have said they won’t run in 2024 and will support Biden’s bid for reelection. [CNN / Edward-Isaac Dovere]
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