Nearly two-thirds of Democrats want Biden to withdraw, poll finds

Only three in 10 Democrats are extremely or very confident that Joe Biden has the mental capability to serve effectively as president (Susan Walsh/AP)

Nearly two-thirds of Democrats say President Joe Biden should withdraw from the presidential race and let his party nominate a different candidate, according to a new poll, sharply undercutting his post-debate claim that “average Democrats” are still with him even if some “big names” are turning on him.

The new survey by the AP-NORC Centre for Public Affairs Research, conducted as Mr Biden works to salvage his candidacy two weeks after his debate flop, also found that only about three in 10 Democrats are extremely or very confident that he has the mental capability to serve effectively as president, down slightly from 40% in a similar poll in February.