Majority of voters do not believe Biden has cognitive ability to serve as president: Poll

A new poll conducted in the aftermath of President Joe Biden ’s poor debate performance shows a majority of voters do not believe Biden has the cognitive ability to serve as president.

A CBS News/YouGov poll conducted after the debate found 72% of respondents did not believe Biden had the mental and cognitive health to serve. The number is up from the 65% of voters who believed he did not have the mental ability to serve as president before the debate.

Former President Donald Trump on the other hand also does not fare particularly well with the general electorate with his mental capabilities to run the country again. Of those polled, 49% believe Trump does not have the mental capability to be president.

When asked if Biden should even be running for president again, 72% of those polled said he should not be running, which is up from the 63% of people who said he should not be running in February this year. Amongst Democratic voters , that percentage shrinks with 46% saying he should not run, but is still up compared to the 36% who said he should not run in February.

When breaking down why exactly Biden should not be running, 86% said it was because of his age, 71% pointed to decisions he may make in office, 66% said his record as president, and 59% said it was his ability to campaign effectively.

In contrast, the majority of Republican voters said that Trump should be running.

Trump also picked up support for many qualities in the debate with 47% saying Trump was the one who most clearly explained his ideas, 46% of those polled saying Trump seemed more presidential over Biden, and 44% saying Trump inspired confidence.

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Biden scored points with voters in terms of truthfulness, with 40% of those polled saying Biden told the truth compared to 32% who said Trump did.

The debate also brought the presidential race more in the forefront of the minds of voters ahead of November with 59% of those polled saying they are now thinking a lot about the presidential race compared to the 48% of those polled who said the same before the debate.