> The numbers paint a complicated picture and highlight Democrats’ difficult position after Biden’s poor performance at the presidential debate and swirling speculation about his stamina and fitness to serve another term. About a third of Democrats surveyed in the poll, which was conducted four days after the debate, said Biden should drop out of the race.

But the poll also placed Biden in his strongest position yet, showing a narrowing gap between him and Trump and bolstering the case for his narrow path to victory.