A new poll released Wednesday shows that President Biden got a slight bump in support despite his abysmal performance in last week’s debate. Even so, more than 30% of Democrats say he should bow out as their party’s nominee. 

The Reuters/Ipsos poll found that both Mr. Biden and former President Donald Trump are statistically tied at 40% among registered voters. That represents a 2-point improvement for Mr. Biden, who trailed Mr. Trump 41% to 39% in an identical poll in mid-June. 

A fifth of respondents were undecided. 

However, 32% of Democrats said Mr. Biden should abandon his reelection bid to make way for a younger candidate. A stunning 59% of Democrats said the 81-year-old commander in chief is too old to work in government. 

The poll found that 83% of Democrats and 97% of Republicans said Mr. Biden “stumbled” and “appeared to show his age” during Thursday’s 90-minute debate, while just 58% of Democrats and 11% of Republicans said the same about Mr. Trump, who at 78 had a strong showing in the CNN face-off.

The result is a mixed bag for Mr. Biden, who desperately needs strong polling to lessen concerns about his future as the Democratic nominee. An increasing number of Democrats have called on him to step aside and let another candidate top the ticket. 

On one hand, the poll suggests Mr. Biden’s performance didn’t hurt him among voters, though other polls since the debate say otherwise. On the other hand, it shows support from within his party is dwindling as fears mount that he can’t beat Mr. Trump in November.

Only one top Democrat outperformed Mr. Biden in polling to beat Mr. Trump in a hypothetical matchup. Michelle Obama, the wife of former President Barack Obama, led over Mr. Trump 50% to 39%, according to the survey. Mrs. Obama has repeatedly said she doesn’t want to run for president.

Vice President Kamala Harris trailed Mr. Trump by 1 percentage point, 42% to 43%, well within the poll’s 3.5 percentage point margin of error.

The poll surveyed about 1,000 voters. 

• Jeff Mordock can be reached at jmordock@washingtontimes.com.