Left tells Biden - DON'T RUN: Liberals say dire popularity will let Republicans into the White House

A progressive group is urging President Joe Biden not to run for re-election in 2024 -  while a Wednesday poll shows that a whopping 59 percent of Democrats want a new candidate to run.

Left-wing RootsAction released a new TV and digital ad aimed at New Hampshire voters on Tuesday, highlighting the president's low approval numbers and mocking him as 'Status Quo Joe.'

It's titled 'A message from New Hampshire voters' and features clips of various state residents sharing concerns about Biden.

The video suggests he could be vulnerable to even Donald Trump's recently announced campaign - and signals fears of defeat against Florida Governor Ron DeSantis.

Meanwhile, a new survey by CNN shows that most voters want neither Trump nor Biden in 2024.

If he won re-election, Biden would be 81 years old by his second inauguration. His advanced age has fueled discussion of possible primary challengers much earlier and with more vigor than a president would normally face at this point in their term.

'It's absolutely critical that we don't let a Republican win the White House in 2024,' the RootsAction ad begins.

Then a bearded man says, 'I'm concerned with Joe Biden's low polling.' 

'With his low popularity, it's way too much of a gamble,' the first person adds.

Another says 'the election is at serious risk' if he runs while someone else adds, 'Joe Biden representing the status quo in 2024 simply won't cut it.'

'We can't afford to risk the White House for a Republican who can defeat Status Quo Joe,' the ad continues while showing clips of DeSantis and Trump.

The message then pivots to accusing Biden of 'half measures' and warning him there is 'no room to compromise' on issues of abortion, climate change and universal healthcare.

'The threat of the GOP has become all too obvious - the stakes could not be higher,' the voters take turns saying. 'Our ideas are way more popular than Joe Biden is.

'Joe Biden running undermines the Democratic Party's chances in 2024.'

It ends with a clear message: 'Don't run Joe.'

The ad is airing on the local evening news and during airings of Jimmy Kimmel Live on the New Hampshire ABC affiliate WMUR-TV, according to a press release.

Among all voters, the idea of a second Biden campaign is widely opposed, the CNN poll suggests.

Sixty-two percent of respondents said they don't believe the president deserves re-election, while just 37 percent think he does. 

Among Democrats and Democrat-leaning independents, just four in 10 said they want Biden to be their nominee again.

The dour numbers come despite a strong midterm showing for Biden's party, which was expected to face a blowout on November 8 but instead expanded its Senate majority and only lost the House of Representatives by a slim margin.

President Joe Biden led his party through a stronger-than-expected midterm race but still seeming cannot energize his base leading into 2024

'Biden should heed the voters of his party rather than simply declaring watch me run for re-election, RootsAction national director Norman Solomon said. 

'No amount of bravado from the White House can change the severe vulnerabilities that a Biden 2024 campaign would face.'  

During his term so far Biden also signed a historic bipartisan infrastructure agreement, expansive climate change legislation and bills to support veterans and the LGBTQ community.

But still, that resumé doesn't seem to be setting his voter base ablaze - but it's not hurting him badly, either. 

Among the 59 percent who told CNN they want a different nominee for president, a slim 51-percent majority said they would vote for Biden anyway if he ended up victorious. 

On the right, 62 percent of Republican and Republican-leaning voters polled for the Wednesday survey said they want someone other than Trump as their nominee - despite him announcing his candidacy last month.

Of those, a plurality of larger than one-third said they'd want DeSantis as their nominee.

A USA Today/Suffolk University poll released on Tuesday suggested DeSantis could beat Trump and even Biden in respective primary and general races.

The governor has not formally announced a bid for the White House, but his refusal to rule out a potential challenge to Trump has infuriated the ex-president.