There's a reason they kept Basement Joe in the basement.
Three-quarters of voters say they're concerned about President Joe Biden's age and mental fitness, while nearly two-thirds have concerns about the multiple trials former President Donald Trump faces, a new national NBC News poll finds, casting a gloomy shadow over the upcoming 2024 presidential election.
The poll also shows Trump expanding his national lead in the Republican presidential nominating contest to more than 40 points over his nearest competition, and it has Biden and Trump deadlocked in a hypothetical rematch more than a year before the general election.
Yet what also stands out in the poll are the warning signs for Biden beyond his age -- including an all-time high disapproval of his job performance, fewer than 4 in 10 voters approving of his handling of the economy and lagging interest in the election among key parts of the Democratic base.
"This survey is a startling flashing red light for an incumbent party," said Republican pollster Bill McInturff of Public Opinion Strategies, who conducted the poll with Democratic pollster Jeff Horwitt and his team at Hart Research Associates.
But Trump and Republicans have their own challenges -- such as the GOP front-runner's overall unpopularity with the general electorate, as well as how Trump galvanizes the political opposition, including those who have reservations about Biden.
"Yes, the numbers for Biden aren't where he needs them to be," said Horwitt, the Democratic pollster. "But the lens for most voters is still through Donald Trump first."
In before "all the good stuff for Trump is true, all the bad stuff is Fake News and Polls Are For Strippers."
Note that 60% combined have either "major" or "moderate" concerns that Biden had knowledge of, or was "involved in," Hunter's "business" dealings:
Below, Biden honors the Congressional Hispanic Caucus by calling them the Congressional Black Caucus, which is an entire step up in the Victimology Pyramid.