Biden attributes pressure to elites; voters paint a complicated picture

Considering her choices in this year's rapidly approaching presidential election, Rochelle Jones thinks both major party candidates should step aside.

They just need to get somebody that's going to run this country right, that don't have any health issues, that care about us people, the 39-year-old culinary worker at Michigan State University said this week.

As President Joe Biden struggles to recover from a disastrous debate performance last month, he has argued that desires for him to leave the campaign are limited to his party's elite. But Jones' sentiment reflects a more nuanced reality unfolding in some of the most politically competitive states, from here in Michigan to Pennsylvania and Nevada.

In interviews this week, many voters said they still support Biden. But they also expressed concern that a lack of enthusiasm for his candidacy could cause a lot of Democratic voters to stay home, handing the race to Republican Donald Trump. Some are concerned as well about the impact