Government workers want to replace Biden

Government Workers Against Biden

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Matthew Impelli

By Matthew Impelli

Life & Trends Reporter

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A majority of government employees support the idea of Democrats removing President Joe Biden from the ballot for the 2024 presidential election, a new poll found.

This month, Rasmussen Reports released the poll, which asked respondents their views on several topics relating to this year's election, including if they would approve or disapprove "of Democrats finding another candidate to replace Joe Biden before the election in November."

According to the poll, 65 percent of government workers approved of the idea of Democrats removing Biden from the ballot, including 34 percent who said they strongly approve and 31 percent who said they somewhat approve.

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On the other hand, the poll found that 28 percent of government workers opposed the idea, with 6 percent saying they somewhat disapproved and 22 percent saying they strongly disapproved.

The poll's findings came a little more than five months before the election, which is shaping up to be a rematch of the 2020 race between Biden and former President Donald Trump.

At 81, Biden is the oldest U.S. president in history. Trump, who is 77, would be the second oldest if he wins another term in the White House. Biden has recently faced criticism for his age and mental acuity, mainly by Republicans.

An average of several general election polls from RealClearPolitics shows Trump currently leading Biden by 1.1 percentage points.

Earlier this year, Biden announced a new rule to increase protections for federal workers throughout the U.S.

"Today, my administration is announcing protections for 2.2 million career civil servants from political interference, to guarantee that they can carry out their responsibilities in the best interest of the American people," Biden said in a statement in April.

According to the Associated Press, Biden previously did away with an executive order from Trump that sought to reduce job security for more than 2 million federal employees throughout the U.S.

Fifty-nine percent of entrepreneurs said they'd support Democrats removing Biden from the ballot, as well as 54 percent of private company employees and 32 percent of retired respondents.

The poll also asked respondents their views on possible replacements if Democrats were to remove Biden from the ballot. The replacements listed included Vice President Kamala Harris, Hillary Clinton, former first lady Michelle Obama, California Governor Gavin Newsom and Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer.

According to the poll, 9 percent said Harris, 6 percent said Clinton, 19 percent said Michelle Obama, 11 percent said Newsom, 5 percent said Whitmer and 40 percent said none of those options.