Some in Biden’s party are questioning his ability to do his job competently. The Washington Post in recent weeks interviewed Democratic voters who said the president’s frequent verbal slip-ups and physical stumbles are giving them pause about whether he should run for a second term.

Biden faces the lowest support from within his own party for a second term among modern presidents. Just 38 percent of Democrats said the party should nominate Biden for reelection, compared with 57 percent who want to find another plausible candidate, according to an average of polls conducted throughout his first term published by the Post on Monday. Former president Donald Trump had 70 percent of the Republican Party’s support for a reelection bid.

[My thoughts on that are here. — Ed]