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Undecided voters shocked, dismayed by President’s weak’ performance
The Straits Times
|June 29, 2024
A group of US voters who were unable to choose between Mr Joe Biden and Donald Trump before the June 27 presidential debate delivered their verdicts after the contest, and it was almost universally bad news for Mr Biden.
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Of the 13 "undecideds" who spoke to Reuters, 10 described the 81-year-old Democratic President's performance against Republican candidate Trump collectively as feeble, befuddled, embarrassing and difficult to watch.
Ms Gina Gannon, 65, a retiree in the battleground state of Georgia, voted for Trump in 2016 before ditching him for Mr Biden in 2020.
"Joe Biden looked very weak and confused right from the start. It concerns me that our global enemies see Joe Biden in this manner.
I was shocked and dismayed. I hate to see our President acting that way on TV and in front of the world," Ms Gannon said.
She added: "I am absolutely voting for Donald Trump now." Presidential debates typically have limited influence on voters, but Mr Biden and Trump are in a tight race and the election will likely be decided by just thousands of votes in a handful of swing states. Both candidates need to win over the relatively small number of voters who have not yet decided whom to vote for.
This story is from the June 29, 2024 edition of The Straits Times.
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