Meet the Voters Who Are Up for Grabs in a Biden-Trump Race

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Americans are unhappy with their choices for president. Nearly three-quarters say President Biden is too old to run again, Wall Street Journal polling finds. More than half say that Donald Trump, his likeliest challenger, took illegal steps to try to reverse his 2020 election loss.

And yet, most voters say their choice for president is already settled, if their options are Biden and Trump. That leaves a small but meaningful share of voters, 26%, as “up for grabs," or persuadable. And these voters are conflicted: They don’t think Biden is doing a good job but dislike some of Trump’s personal qualities.

They have a sour view of the economy but favor abortion rights. The findings give clues to how each party will try to reach these voters in the coming months. The persuadable voters have a negative view of both Biden and Trump, more so than do the rest of the electorate.

Some 70% have an unfavorable view of Biden, and 74% have an unfavorable view of Trump. Biden faces a number of challenges in winning over these voters. Only 29% approve of his job performance.

Two-thirds say the economy has gotten worse during his time in office, and few say he has handled economic issues well. Trump also faces hurdles: The persuadable voters favor abortion rights, which many states rescinded or scaled back after Trump’s Supreme Court nominees helped overturn Roe v. Wade.

These voters disapprove of GOP efforts to move toward impeaching Biden, and they think Trump took illegal steps to hold on to power after losing the 2020 election. Persuadable voters have reservations about the personal qualities of both men. They see Biden as too old to run again and less accomplished than Trump.