Biden support nosedives in swing states after disastrous debate against Trump

President Joe Biden’s polling numbers have begun to fall in key swing states following his dismal debate performance last week.

That’s according to a confidential polling memo obtained by Puck News. It reveals that states where Biden was clearly ahead, such as New Mexico, Virginia, and New Hampshire, may now be winnable for former President Donald Trump.

Biden is now behind other possible candidates in the polls looking at possible matchups with Trump, including Vice President Kamala Harris and Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer, the memo from OpenLabs shows.

The progressive nonprofit conducts polling and tests messages for a number of Democratic groups, including the nonprofit linked to Biden Super PAC Future Forward.

While OpenLabs doesn’t seek publicity and doesn’t share its client list, its products are trusted among Democrats and are usually shared among small groups of operatives and clients.

Forty percent of those who voted for Biden in 2020 and who took part in a post-debate poll said that the president should now end his campaign. The poll was conducted in the three days after the debate and sent out on Sunday.

A similar poll found that about a quarter of Biden voters thought the president should have left the race when they were asked in May.

Swing voters also appeared displeased with Biden’s debate performance – by a two-to-one margin they now also say that Biden should drop his bid to return to the White House in January 2025.

It should be noted, however, that this is one poll conducted just after the debate and it will take a few weeks to determine how the race shapes up and what the final impact of Biden’s dismal debate will be. But polling from OpenLabs is something Democratic campaigns are