President Biden joked he wished he was “cognitively impaired” after giving a lengthy State of Union address with few mistakes.
His comment came after a congressman said no one would question Biden’s mental capacity now.
“Nobody’s going to talk about cognitively impaired now,” Rep. Jerry Nadler said.
NEW: A national NYT poll on eve of Super Tuesday and the State of the Union:
Trump: 48 percent
Biden: 43 percentBiden is leading among nonwhite voters who didn’t attend college by only a 47-41 margin, a sign of weakness inside usual Dem coalition.
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“I kind of wish sometimes I was cognitively impaired,” Biden said.
Concerns about Biden’s age and mental state have arisen from recent gaffes and a report detailing his alleged “poor memory.”
Polls show Biden trailing Trump and losing support among key voting blocs like Latinos.
Democrats expressed concern about Biden’s weakness as a candidate due to age, messaging failures, and attacks over policy like Gaza.
“Not sure this latest poll changed that too much,” Rep. Adam Smith said. “Dems are worried about Biden’s strength as a candidate for a variety of reasons — age, weakness of him and the overall campaign when it comes to delivering a message, the left attacks over Gaza. I am personally less freaked out than most… But I too wish Biden and his team were stronger campaigners.”
Multiple surveys found Trump widening his lead over Biden in battleground states like Georgia, North Carolina, and Michigan, less than a year before the election.
Democrats worried the results were a “wake-up call” and “slow-motion car crash” if messaging didn’t improve.
“This has the feel of a slow-motion car crash,” an anonymous Democrat said. “Trump is deeply, epically flawed. I don’t believe women are tied. Perhaps Biden yet can rally the base. But it’s getting late. If you’re not a bedwetter now, you’re not paying attention.”
“Voter sentiment on the economy is stubbornly low,” the Democrat said. “There’s major slippage among voters of color. This should be a wake-up call that things have to improve and change. The reaction can’t be to go all cross-tabs truther on [NYT Chief Political Analyst] Nate Cohn or tell people to calm down.”
“Whether it’s in special elections or in the presidential primaries, actual voter behavior tells us a lot more than any poll does and it tells a very clear story: Joe Biden and Democrats continue to outperform while Donald Trump and the party he leads are weak, cash-strapped, and deeply divided,” Biden campaign communications director Michael Tyler said. “Our campaign is ignoring the noise and running a strong campaign to win — just like we did in 2020.”
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