doubts about the mental capabilities<\/a>\u00a0of the aging candidates, and sees Biden\u2019s debate performance as an important test.<\/p>\n\u201cI need Biden to demonstrate to me that he\u2019s cogent enough to be able to hold this office and execute to the level that we need him to,\u201d Morris said.<\/p>\n
Trump, meanwhile, needs to show he can be trusted after the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol in which Trump supporters briefly disrupted the certification of his 2020 loss to Biden and Trump\u2019s recent conviction in a hush money scheme, said Murray, of Lewiston, Ohio.<\/p>\n
About 4 in 10 say they are likely to watch or listen to some or all of the debate live, while a similar share say they will watch or listen to clips later. Another 4 in 10, roughly, expect to consume commentary about the debate and candidate performance in the news or on social media. Republicans and Democrats are more likely than independents to be following debate coverage in some capacity.<\/p>\n
Voters are still unhappy about their options<\/h2>\n
Biden and Trump are each entering the debate with low favorability ratings. About 6 in 10 U.S. adults say they have a very or somewhat unfavorable view of Biden, and a similar number have a negative view of Trump.<\/p>\n
Most Americans, 56%, say they are \u201cvery\u201d or \u201csomewhat\u201d dissatisfied with Biden being the Democratic Party\u2019s likely nominee for president, and a similar majority are dissatisfied with Trump as the likely GOP nominee. The poll indicates that Republicans continue to be more satisfied with a re-nomination of Trump than Democrats are with an anticipated Biden re-nomination. Six in 10 Republicans are satisfied with Trump as a nominee; just 42% of Democrats say that about Biden.<\/p>\n
About 3 in 10 U.S. adults are dissatisfied with both Trump and Biden as their party\u2019s likely nominees \u2013 with independents and Democrats being more likely than Republicans to be dissatisfied with both.<\/p>\n
Republicans and Democrats are more likely to have a negative view of the opposing party\u2019s candidate than they are to have a positive view of their own.<\/p>\n
About 9 in 10 Republicans have an unfavorable view of Biden, and about 9 in 10 Democrats have a negative view of Trump. By comparison, roughly 7 in 10 Democrats have a favorable view of Biden, and about 7 in 10 Republicans have a positive view of Trump.<\/p>\n
About 4 in 10 U.S. adults approve of how Biden is handling his job as president, in line with where that number has stood for the past two years. Biden\u2019s approval rating among U.S. adults on handling the economy is similar, as is his handling of abortion policy. Only 3 in 10 approve of his approach to immigration.<\/p>\n
\u201cI do believe there has been some progress under Biden, but I believe it\u2019s Congress who is the one stalling on any of the policies that Biden wants to proceed with,\u201d said Jane Quan-Bell, 70, a school librarian from Chico, California, and a Democrat.<\/p>\n
The conflict between the Israelis and Palestinians is an especially vulnerable spot for Biden. With only 26% of U.S. adults approving of his handling of the issue, it\u2019s well below his overall approval rating. Nearly 6 in 10 Democrats disapprove of his approach.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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