Almost 40 percent of Americans ‘think Joe Biden has dementia and 61 percent think he should publicly address it’
A NEW poll found that nearly 40 percent of registered American voters believe former Vice President Joe Biden has “some form of dementia.” Most voters surveyed in the Rasmussen poll, re…
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Most voters surveyed in the Rasmussen poll, released on Monday, think that Biden is suffering from cognitive decline — and think he should address the issue publicly heading into Election Day.
The poll, conducted via telephone and online, surveyed 1,000 likely voters from Thursday to Saturday and has a sampling error margin of +/- three percentage points.
The voters said that based on what they've "seen and read," 48 percent don't believe he has dementia, while 14 percent said they aren't sure.
Per Rasmussen, 20 percent of Democratic voters believe he has dementia — while 66 percent of Republicans, along with 30 percent of voters that didn't identify with a major party, believed that, too.
"Dementia," as defined by the Mayo Clinic, "describes a group of symptoms affecting memory, thinking, and social abilities severely enough to interfere with your daily life."
"It isn't a specific disease, but several different diseases may cause dementia."
Rasmussen said they "did not define 'dementia' in its questions" as they polled voters.
Per the poll, 61 percent of voters think it's "important" for Biden to address the mental health concerns to the public, while 41 percent say it's "very important."
Another 36 percent said they feel it's "not important" for Biden to do so, and another 19 percent said it's "not at all important."
