President Biden’s age and health as well as former President Trump’s legal woes are serious concerns for voters, according to a new poll ahead of a potential November rematch between the two.
THE latest NBC News poll found that 76% of voters had major or moderate concerns when asked whether Biden, 81, had “the mental and physical health necessary to serve as president for a second term.” Thirteen percent said they had minor concerns, while 11 percent said they had no real concerns on the issue.
NBC News noted 95 percent of Republicans, 81 percent of independents and 54 percent of Democrats had major or moderate concerns about Biden’s age and health.
When asked the same question about Trump, 77, 48% of respondents said they had major or moderate concerns. Seventeen percent had minor concerns and 35 percent had no real concerns, according to the poll.
While voters were more concerned about Biden’s age than Trump’s, they were also concerned about the four pending criminal cases the former president faces. When the poll asked them how concerned they were about Trump’s legal battles, 51 percent said they had major concerns, 10 percent said they had moderate concerns, 11 percent said that they had minor concerns and 28 percent responded that they had no concerns.
According to NBC, 95 percent of Democrats, 65 percent of independents and 27 percent of Republicans say they are concerned about Trump’s legal battles.
The poll also asked voters how concerned they were about allegations questioning Biden’s involvement in business dealings involving his son Hunter. Republican lawmakers have been investigating Biden’s case. the family’s business relationships for months and opened an impeachment inquiry into the matter last year.
Nearly 60 percent said they had major or moderate concerns about the allegations, 14 percent had minor concerns and 26 percent had no real concerns.
The poll was conducted among 1,000 registered voters Jan. 26-30 and has a margin of error of 3.1 percentage points.
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