Biden ordered to find out what Americans think about Harris' participation in the elections

Joe Biden has begun to admit that he may not win the election in November. He asked for a public opinion poll on Kamala Harris's prospects if she entered the race in his place Kamala Harris

US President Joe Biden is increasingly taking calls to stop fighting for re-election more seriously, Reuters reports , citing a source. According to The New York Times interlocutors close to the head of state, he admits that he may not win the election in November and may have to withdraw from the race, yielding to the demands of concerned Democrats.

Five NBC sources close to Biden believe that “the ground is disappearing from under his feet.” “We are close to the end,” said one of the interlocutors. Previously, he doubted that Biden would decide to stop fighting for the presidency.

One NYT source said "it wouldn't be a surprise" if Biden made a statement soon and introduced Vice President Kamala Harris as his replacement. ABC News, citing a senior administration official, reports that the head of state asked for a public opinion poll to find out what Americans think about Harris's prospects if she enters the race.

Newsweek, citing bookmaker agencies Polymarket and PredictIt, reported that Harris is considered the most likely candidate to succeed Biden. They estimated the probability of her nomination at 45%, Biden - 40%. Nearly 80% of US Democrats would approve of Harris running instead of him, according to an Economist/YouGov poll.

According to The Wall Street Journal sources, the question now is “when, not if” Biden decides to withdraw from the election (Axios wrote that this could be announced over the weekend), and leading Democrats are preparing to campaign without his participation. At the same time, the NYT notes that Biden has not yet decided to leave the race.

Calls from Democrats for Biden to forgo re-election come after a disastrous debate with Republican Donald Trump on June 27 in Atlanta, in which he repeatedly lost his train of thought. The President attributed this to fatigue due to several flights. Later, on the sidelines of a NATO summit, he accidentally introduced Ukrainian leader Vladimir Zelensky as Russian President Vladimir Putin, but immediately corrected himself.

In a July 17 interview with Black Entertainment Television, Biden said he might “reconsider” his decision to run for reelection if health problems prevent him from serving. Hours later, the White House announced that the president had tested positive for COVID-19 , was self-isolating at his home in Delaware, and would continue to carry out all of his duties fully.