Opinion Today

July 4, 2024

Trump Widens Lead After Biden’s Debate Debacle, Times/Siena Poll Finds
Shane Goldmacher, New York Times [unlocked]
Donald Trump is ahead of President Biden by six percentage points among likely voters in a new national survey. Overall, 74 percent of voters view Mr. Biden as too old for the job, an uptick since the debate.

The Debate Hurt Biden, but the Real Shift Has Been Happening for Years
Nate Cohn, New York Times
The latest New York Times/Siena College poll on Wednesday finds that, far from upending the contest, the debate reinforced the central dynamic of the election: the political decline of President Biden, who no longer possesses the advantages that allowed him to defeat Donald J. Trump four years ago.

Trump Expands Lead Over Biden as Age Worries Grow, WSJ Poll Finds
Aaron Zitner, Wall Street Journal [unlocked]
Donald Trump has opened a 6-point lead over President Biden among voters nationally, with 80% saying that the president is too old to run for a second term, a new Wal…