Wasserman Schultz said “polls still show that it’s close.”

“The needle has not moved, really, very much. The race is still close. It was a close race before the debate. It’s still a close race, and this race will be a photo finish most likely,” Wasserman Schultz said.

There’s been limited high-quality, independent public opinion polling since the debate.

A nationwide CBS News poll conducted June 28-29 found 72% of voters think Biden does not have the mental and cognitive health to serve as president. (As for Trump, 49% of voters said he didn’t have the mental and cognitive ability to serve.)

The CBS poll found 72% of registered voters and 46% of Democrats believe Biden should not be running for president.

“My voters, my constituents, they support President Biden,” Wasserman Schultz said. Like many Democrats, she pointed to accomplishments since Biden took office in 2021, calling him “the most successful president in modern times. And I don’t think that’s a close call.”

Out front

Wasserman Schultz has been more outspoken in support of Biden than other South Florida members of Congress.

Shortly after the debate ended, Wasserman Schultz posted a statement that highlighted policy differences between Biden and Trump. U.S. Rep. Lois Frankel, D-West Palm Beach, posted a similar statement.

In subsequent days, as chatter grew among pundits and anonymous Democrats that Biden should drop out, Wasserman Schultz rejected that idea.

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