Donald Trump Behind in Post-Debate Poll
Donald Trump gesturing during his debate with Joe Biden on June 27. Trump is ahead in most polls, but one poll has seen Biden gain a percentage point.
At least one poll put Joe Biden ahead of Donald Trump following their debate.
The president has been under intense pressure since he appeared to stumble over his words and lose his train of thought in the first 2024 presidential debate in Atlanta, Georgia, on Thursday.
While some post-debate polls saw support for the presumptive GOP presidential nominee increasing, a Morning Consult survey showed Biden to be a percentage point ahead of him. The poll conducted on Friday put Biden at 45 percent and Trump at 44 percent.
The post-debate survey of roughly 2,000 people had a margin of error of +/- 2 percentage points.
Newsweek has contacted the Trump campaign via email.
According to Morning Consult, Biden also had a similar lead in May, after Trump was convicted of 34 felony counts of falsifying business records covering hush money for porn star Stormy Daniels. The former president has maintains his innocence, claiming to be the victim of political "persecution" and vowing to appeal the verdict.
A post-debate Data for Progress poll put Trump at 48 percent—up from 46 percent in early May—while Biden went from 47 percent to 45 percent in a head-to-head matchup.
The Data for Progress survey of 1,011 likely voters, conducted on Friday, has a margin of error of +/- 3 percentage points.
Morning Consult also found that "most voters, including a 47 percent plurality of Democrats, say Biden should be replaced as the Democratic candidate for president."
A Biden campaign spokesperson previously told Newsweek: "Joe Biden is not dropping out."
Biden's debate performance has led some Democrats to consider whether he should be replaced on the ballot before November.
A Data for Progress flash poll, conducted on Friday, found Vice President Kamala Harris the most popular choice to replace Biden.
And California Gov. Gavin Newsom, has dismissed the calls for him to replace Biden, saying they are "unhelpful" and "unnecessary."
He told MSNBC: "We've got to have the back of this president. You don't turn your back because of one performance. What kind of party does that?"
Biden appeared to respond to critics at a rally in North Carolina on Friday. He said: "Folks, I don't walk as easy as I used to. I don't speak as smoothly as I used to.
"I don't debate as well as I used to. But I know what I do know: I know how to tell the truth. I know right from wrong. And I know how to do this job.
"I would not be running again if I didn't believe with all my heart and soul I can do this job."
Start your unlimited Newsweek trial