Democrats, in Major Shift, Now Prefer Biden as Nominee

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President Joe Biden, expected to announce a campaign for a second term source: gettyimage.com [{ "selector": ".prwij-a", "duration": "500ms", "fill": "forwards", "delay": "0ms", "keyframes": [ {"offset": 0, "transform": "translateX(calc(360px - 10px))", "opacity": "1"}, {"offset": 1, "transform": "translateX(0)", "opacity": "1"} ] }]

is finally getting backing from an important voter group: fellow Democrats source: gettyimage.com [{ "selector": ".orpkf-a", "duration": "500ms", "fill": "forwards", "delay": "0ms", "keyframes": [ {"offset": 0, "transform": "translateX(calc(360px - 10px))", "opacity": "1"}, {"offset": 1, "transform": "translateX(0)", "opacity": "1"} ] }]

A Marist Institute for Public Opinion poll released Wednesday found source: gettyimage.com [{ "selector": ".innlc-a", "duration": "500ms", "fill": "forwards", "delay": "0ms", "keyframes": [ {"offset": 0, "transform": "translateX(calc(360px - 10px))", "opacity": "1"}, {"offset": 1, "transform": "translateX(0)", "opacity": "1"} ] }]

major shift in public opinion" about Biden, with a plurality of 50% source: gettyimage.com [{ "selector": ".tulin-a", "duration": "500ms", "fill": "forwards", "delay": "0ms", "keyframes": [ {"offset": 0, "transform": "translateX(calc(360px - 10px))", "opacity": "1"}, {"offset": 1, "transform": "translateX(0)", "opacity": "1"} ] }]

The survey, conducted with NPR/PBS NewsHour, found that 45% of that voter group source: gettyimage.com [{ "selector": ".nsjlp-a", "duration": "500ms", "fill": "forwards", "delay": "0ms", "keyframes": [ {"offset": 0, "transform": "translateX(calc(360px - 10px))", "opacity": "1"}, {"offset": 1, "transform": "translateX(0)", "opacity": "1"} ] }]

That's a dramatic shift from November of last year, when Marist polling found that a majority 54% source: gettyimage.com [{ "selector": ".lmxzp-a", "duration": "500ms", "fill": "forwards", "delay": "0ms", "keyframes": [ {"offset": 0, "transform": "translateX(calc(360px - 10px))", "opacity": "1"}, {"offset": 1, "transform": "translateX(0)", "opacity": "1"} ] }]

just 38% backing the incumbent for the 2024 nomination source: gettyimage.com [{ "selector": ".xrauo-a", "duration": "500ms", "fill": "forwards", "delay": "0ms", "keyframes": [ {"offset": 0, "transform": "translateX(calc(360px - 10px))", "opacity": "1"}, {"offset": 1, "transform": "translateX(0)", "opacity": "1"} ] }]