A growing chorus of Democrats has become frustrated with President Biden’s poll numbers – which remain in decline amid a sprinkling of positive economic developments.
Both privately and in public, Democrats have struggled with lackluster numbers, calling for a recalibration of messaging and even downplaying the situation.
“It’s disappointing,” said Sen. John Hickenlooper (D-Col.), according to The Hill.
“They think inflation is still running,” he said of voters. “Inflation… [is] relatively, under control. Now we’re not at two percent, but we’re very close.
“I think we need to find some new way to tell people that the reality of what we’re seeing is a little bit of a miracle.”
Voters disappointed Biden because of the inflation that plagued the first two years of his presidency.
Democrats have been baffled by President Biden’s declining poll numbers amid what they see as his major accomplishments in office. AFP via Getty Images
Senator John Hickenlooper acknowledged President Biden’s anemic polling, but defended the commander-in-chief’s oversight of the country.Getty Images
But since then, price pressures have begun to ease. Inflation, which had soared as high as 7% in 2021, hit 3.2% in annualized terms for July, according to a recent Bureau of Labor Statistics report.
Recently, the Biden campaign and allied Super PACs have tapped into their vast war chests to launch an onslaught of ads to support the 2024 incumbent. These include many positive ads about Biden.
But polls still show some cause for concern.
Biden has a wafer-thin 0.4 percentage point advantage over his Republican primary rival, former President Donald Trump, according to the latest RealClearPolitics aggregate.
Senator Richard Blumenthal argues that a messaging overhaul may be in order.Getty Images
A recent CNN/SSRS poll found him trailing Trump, 77, by one point, which is within the margin of error.
But the poll found that Biden’s approval was at 39%, with 58% having an unfavorable view of the 80-year-old president and nearly three-quarters worried about his age.
“There’s work to be done, stronger messaging, more aggressive campaigning but we’re still very, very early,” Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) said, according to The Hill.
Some Democrats, however, have ruled out voting.
“I want to say that I saw some polls that didn’t look so good but I also saw that it had 59% Republicans as respondents. Well, I think he did very well in the polls with 59% of Republican respondents,” House Speaker emeritus Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) told MSNBC last week.
The CNN poll surveyed 1,503 adults with an oversample of 898 Republicans. But it claims to have used a sample of 32% voters who identified as Democrats, 32% as Republicans and 35% as Independents.
Many analysts believe that the polling spree overstates GOP support ahead of the 2022 midterm elections, contributing to the red mirage.
The president has called the uproar about his age ‘legitimate.’REUTERS
Recent polls have echoed similar findings about voters’ concerns about Biden’s age.
At the age of 80, Biden is already the oldest commander-in-chief in the nation’s history. If he wins a second term, he will be 86 years old according to his hypothetical conclusion.
“It doesn’t register with me,” Biden to reporters about his age in April. “But the only thing I can say is that one of the things that people will know is, they will see the race, and they will judge whether I have it or not. .”
Misgivings about his age have been fueled by various jokes and verbal banter.
On Sunday, Biden raised eyebrows during a stop in Hanoi, Vietnam during an international press event to talk about the Group of 20 summit and geopolitical movements in Asia.
“I tell you what, I don’t know about you, but I’m going to sleep,” Biden joked during a rambling speech and questions about why he hasn’t spoken to Chinese leader Xi Jinping.
At one point, his assistant appeared to cut him off and finish the presser.
“The age factor shouldn’t put anyone off unless they see results that don’t meet their expectations,” Hickenlooper added, according to The Hill. “I mean the result is very good.”
Vice President Kamala Harris sought to allay concerns about re-election in 2024 during an interview Sunday.
“We will win, we will win re-election. There’s too much at stake and the American people know it,” Harris said on CBS News’ Face the Nation.
President Biden generally still has a slight polling advantage over former GOP front-runner Donald Trump.REUTERS
Biden is the unusual 2024 Democratic front-runner without a heavyweight primary challenger in the race.
He faced spirited competition from bestselling author Marianne Williamson and environmental lawyer Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
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