Voters elect Biden over Trump in resistance

In 2016, then-candidate Trump repeatedly said Hillary Clinton did not have it, raising doubts that she lived up to the position of president: “She has no resistance,” Trump said during a September 2016 debate, “I said. she doesn’t have the resistance, and I don’t think she has the resistance. ”

Now, a new Monmouth poll shows Biden leading the question of resistance. Fifty-two percent of voters say they are very or somewhat certain that they have the necessary mental and physical stamina to carry out the job of president. That compares to 45% who are very or somewhat confident about Trump.

More voters are likely to say they feel very confident about Trump’s resistance (33%) than Biden’s (23%). Monmouth explains that “this is due to a partisan phenomenon in which the Trump base is more likely to offer its support without qualification.”

Which means Trump’s base is so solid and he has stayed with him so much that his main supporters are with him all the time.

With two 70-year-old candidates, questioning resistance, or any other measure of whether Trump or Biden are physically ready for the job, is fair. While Trump is the oldest person to serve as president at 74, Biden is even older, at 77.

Point: Trump’s base stays with him, but most Americans believe Biden has the resistance to be president.