being weighed down by many weaknesses. at the heart of his vulnerability is of course his age. nearly half of democrats say it is their biggest concern and 74% of voters don t think he is sharp enough. if you are a liberal perhaps most worrisome of all an eye opening 67% of democrats prefer another candidate. let me reiterate. two-thirds of his own party want someone else to run. the issue is not just his age. nearly 60% of americans believe that biden has made the economy worse. in a moment james carville joins me to react to that but first here is a taste of how some democrats are spinning today. let s not forget donald trump has three fewer candles on his birthday cake than joe biden. sure. he also has 91 more criminal counts on his record than joe biden. if a year from now these numbers are the same, and this were a referendum, he would be in deep, deep trouble. he would not win that. joe biden has an incredible record to run on. i ll note this poll has a margin
partisanship. i think in june, the university of texas this tribune did a poll and it shows that republicans in the state, registered republicans, want to see stricter voting laws. so governor abbott, falin, they re doing with the base wants them to do. but the kick is the same registered republican voters acknowledge that there is not widespread fraud fraud. they disagree with that. our attorney general said that this past election was one of the most secure elections at the state of texas had ever had. nevertheless, for the republican party these issues of voting are at the top of the ticket and let me just add some political context because policy is developed in politics. and governor abbott is up for reelection next year. he has drawn two candidates to the right of him. allen west and another one for