2020 Biden voters in Pennsylvania consider Hunter Biden, Biden impeachment inquiry

Democratic and independent voters in southeastern Pennsylvania, who say they voted for President Joe Biden in 2020 and who could be crucial to his re-election, have pinned their hopes on the president and his son Hunter Biden after the young . Biden’s impeachment on a felony gun charge last week for allegedly lying on a gun purchase form about drug use. Two days ago, House Republicans announced they were starting a impeachment inquiry The President is accused of profiting from the foreign business deals of his son Hunter Biden.

CBS News spoke to about 30 Pennsylvanians, and every one of them said they were aware of the legal troubles involving the president’s son. Several people said they were familiar with the younger Biden’s struggle with drug addiction. And he came to see the President’s loyalty to his son as a positive quality.

Kurt Haltiwanger told CBS News, “I think it’s unfortunate that (Hunter Biden) tried to buy a gun and lied about it,” but he added, “I think it’s a credit to President Biden That he stands with his son.”

in a new CBS News PollA majority – 53% of registered voters nationwide – said congressional Republicans should not tryimpeach mr biden On matters related to his son, 47% of registered voters support impeachment. Mr Biden won Pennsylvania over Trump in 2020 by about 80,000 votes, a margin of 1.2%.

Investigation initiated by House Republicans Hunter Biden’s conduct has yet to reveal direct evidence of wrongdoing by the President. Mr Biden has denied any involvement in his son’s foreign operations, and the White House has said the President is not involved in Hunter Biden’s business activities.

Dawn Douglas Marion said she was “undecided” on voting for Mr. Biden again because she has concerns about the president’s handling of the economy, and she thinks Hunter Biden’s legal troubles will “diminish” the president’s image. Is doing.

But Marion also said she was concerned with the president’s support of her son. She said, “It’s just a parenting thing. I have a child myself and I would do the same thing.”

Some Pennsylvania voters expressed skepticism about House Republicans’ impeachment inquiry.

“(Republicans) have been looking for years and they’ve found some very minor, very little prosecuted issues and it certainly has nothing to do with his father,” Dan Schatz said, “It’s clear. He has been very careful to stay out of trouble for his son.”

A concern for voters across the country, young and old, is the president’s age, according to a CBS News poll last weekend, which found that just over a third of registered voters think highly of the 80-year-old Biden . will likely happen finish second term If he is re-elected, 55% believe Republican nominee and former President Donald Trump is likely to serve a second term.

In Pennsylvania, one voter who supports Mr. Biden, Ari Tuckman, thinks he should be more involved in the campaign trail. Tuckman said, “I think he needs to get in front of the voters to show that he’s not this whining old man that the Republicans are trying to make him out to be.”

Another Biden voter said that for him, Mr. Biden’s mental fitness is not a question. Elizabeth Barron said, “Age really has nothing to do with it. Biden and Trump are both senior citizens, so it really has nothing to do with it.” “I’m concerned about his health. My only concern will be his health.”

The CBS News poll found that at this point, in a head-to-head showdown among likely voters, Trump has a 1-point lead over Mr. Biden — within the margin of error, who defeated Trump by seven million votes. year ago.