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A new poll conducted by ABC News/Washington Post/Ipsos has revealed that two-thirds of Americans want United States President Joe Biden to step aside as Democrat nominee for the upcoming presidential race. The majority of Biden's own supporters carry the same belief and want him to spare the party blushes as his rival Donald Trump goes for the kill in the coming days. 

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As many as 67 per cent of the respondents want the incumbent president to drop from the race, while 85 per cent believe that the Democrat leader is too old for a second term. The only silver lining for Biden, 81, is that if elections were held today, 46 per cent prefer him, compared to 47 per cent who want Trump. 

Questions have been raised on Biden's mental and physical capability to stay at the job for a long time. However, it all unravelled for the Democrat when he rambled, mumbled, stuttered and appeared to zone out during several segments of the presidential debate last month. 

Since the debate, worrying Democrats have cast aspersions over Biden's ability to go toe-to-toe with Trump. The usually favourable liberal media outlets have also furnished numerous op-eds, suggesting the US president should call it quits and pass the baton to another candidate.  

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Clooney bats against Biden

The biggest blow to Biden's reelection campaign came on Wednesday (Jul 10) when Hollywood star George Clooney, wrote an op-ed stating he was convinced that the 81-year-old incumbent 'cannot win' the presidential election in November.

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Clooney has been one of the biggest donors to the Democratic Party, having played a pivotal part in the election campaigns of Barack Obama, Hilary Clinton and even Biden in 2020. 

“This is about age. Nothing more. But also nothing that can be reversed. We are not going to win in November with this president," wrote Clooney. 

“On top of that, we won’t win the House, and we’re going to lose the Senate. This isn’t only my opinion; this is the opinion of every senator and congress member and governor that I’ve spoken with in private. Every single one, irrespective of what he or she is saying publicly,” Clooney added.

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While Biden fails to get his party in order, Trump has seized the opportunity to double down to expose the president's lack of ability to carry on as the leader.

The former US president recently took to his Truth Social handle to post a sarcastic message wherein he urged Biden to 'ignore' the critics and march on in the presidential race. He later shared a video compilation of his successor looking lost and aloof during various public arrangements. 

(With inputs from agencies)