Majorities in NY say Biden, Trump unfit for four-year term in White House: poll

A majority of voters in New York say President Biden and former President Trump are unfit for another four-year term in the White House, according to a new poll.

A new Siena College poll found that 62 percent of that state’s voters believe Biden is unfit for a four-year term as president, while 60 percent said the same for Trump. In addition, about one-third of voters said neither Biden nor Trump is fit for another full term in office.

“While 74 percent of Republicans say Trump is fit for a four-year term as President, and 56 percent of Democrats say Biden is fit, a plurality of independents, 45 percent, says both are unfit,” Siena College pollster Steven Greenberg said in a statement. “Biden is seen as fit by 20 percent of independents and only 6 percent of Republicans, while 32 percent of independents and 23 percent of Democrats say Trump is fit.”

Greenberg also said that among voters 55 and older, only 26 percent said neither Biden nor Trump is fit for a four-year term. Among voters younger than 35, 45 percent say both are unfit, the pollster noted.

Biden’s favorability ticked up to 50 percent among New York voters this month, and he extended his lead over Trump in the state, which has reliably voted for Democratic presidential candidates for decades.

In a head-to-head matchup, Biden is leading Trump 52 percent to 31 percent, which is up from the 13 percent lead he held last month.

More than half of New York voters said Trump should not be able to run for president due to his four indictments. Sixty-three percent of Republicans in New York said they would support Trump for the GOP nomination, but 32 percent say they want to see someone else.

The poll was conducted among 804 New York voters between Sept. 10-13 and has a margin of error of 4.3 percentage points.