President Joe Biden engaged in a verbal exchange with Peter Doocy, the White House correspondent for Fox News, after the latter approached him on the South Lawn.
On Thursday, President Biden engaged in a press interaction with the press pool while en route to a nearby helicopter. As Doocy was in the process of formulating a query regarding the 2024 election to Biden, the president interjected, briefly touched his shoulder, and inquired, “Why do you think I’ll always take your questions?”
“It’s a good one! I’ve got two good ones!” Doocy responded. Following a query on the prevailing national dialogue on abortion accessibility, Doocy raised the issue of a recent poll conducted by the New York Times. The research revealed that Biden is facing a deficit against Donald Trump in several pivotal battleground states for the upcoming 2024 election.
“Why do you think it is that people should be more concerned about abortion access than your age?” Doocy asked.
“I don’t think it’s a comparable comparison,” Biden answered.
“Why do you think it is that you’re trailing Trump in all these swings state polls?” Doocy asked as his second question.
When questioned about his current position in the polls, Biden responded to Doocy by stating, “You don’t read the polls, obviously!” Subsequently, he asserted the existence of
more surveys indicating his triumph in the swing states, while also attributing the media’s selective attention to polls that portray him unfavorably.
“There are ten polls. Eight of them I’m beating him in those states. Eight of them. You guys only do two. CNN and New York Times. Check it out. Check it out!”
“We’ll get you a copy of all of those polls,” Biden blurted out.
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— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) November 9, 2023
The level of public support for Biden is experiencing a rapid decline, leading to a state of concern within the White House due to the proximity of the upcoming 2024 presidential election.
The recent polls conducted by The New York Times and Siena College, which were released throughout the weekend, indicate that in the states of Arizona, Georgia, Michigan, Nevada, and Pennsylvania, former President Donald Trump, the prominent contender from the GOP, outperforms Biden. However, Biden is projected to secure a victory in Wisconsin.
In the 2020 election, Biden barely won those six swing states.
According to a report by Axios, poll results indicate that President Biden is facing a significant challenge regarding his support among black and Hispanic voters, which is described as a “growing race problem,” The report further suggests that this decline in support among these voter groups is “an alarming, re-election-threatening, full-blown crisis for the White House.”
According to Axios, the Times survey reveals a significant decline of 33 points in Biden’s popularity among nonwhite voters compared to the levels observed in 2020.
In contrast, it is noteworthy that Trump garnered a combined support of 22 percent among black voters, a demographic that has historically exhibited strong allegiance to the Democratic Party. The Times characterized this as “a level unseen in presidential politics for a Republican in modern times.”
According to Axios, in the realm of politics where Democrats typically have a 30-point advantage over their opponents among Hispanics, Biden’s lead among this demographic has shrunk to single-digit figures in all six of the crucial swing states.
The publication posited that concerns related to economic matters are influencing voters, with reference to Biden’s stance on fossil fuels, which is perceived to have negative implications for Hispanic voters in terms of job losses, and the escalating costs that are rendering vehicles and homes unaffordable, which is seen as a significant factor for many black voters.
While it is widely acknowledged that polls conducted a year prior to an election are not particularly reliable in predicting voter sentiment in the subsequent months, Axios has observed that the significant legislative measures passed during the period of Democratic power in Congress have failed to influence voters. Consequently, the Democratic party finds itself perplexed as to what strategies can effectively attract the support of these voters.
The polling conducted by The Times/Siena indicates “Discontent pulsates throughout the Times/Siena poll, with a majority of voters saying Mr. Biden’s policies have personally hurt them. The survey also reveals the extent to which the multiracial and multigenerational coalition that elected Mr. Biden is fraying.”
According to The New York Times, “In a remarkable sign of a gradual racial realignment between the two parties, the more diverse the swing state, the farther Mr. Biden was behind, and he led only in the whitest of the six,”
According to the findings, voters expressed a preference for competence, as evidenced by the survey results. When respondents were asked about the impact of each candidate on their lives, Trump received a 17-point edge for being perceived as helpful, whilst Biden faced an 18-point loss for being perceived as detrimental.
Spencer Weiss, a 53-year-old resident of Pennsylvania who had previously supported Biden in the 2020 election, expressed concerns about the current state of global affairs under the Biden administration.
“The world is falling apart under Biden. I would much rather see somebody that I feel can be a positive role model leader for the country. But at least I think Trump has his wits about him,” Weiss admitted.
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