One of former President Barack Obama’s top political advisers warned Wednesday that President Biden’s record low approval ratings are “very, very dark” news for his re-election campaign.
David Axelrod, Obama’s leading campaign guru, referenced a recent Wall Street Journal poll on his “Hacks on Tap” podcast that showed only 37% of voters approved of the 81-year-old president’s job in the Oval Office, with 61% holding an unfavorable view. against the incumbent.
The same poll has former President Donald Trump leading Biden by four points in a head-to-head matchup, and six points with an independent candidate in the mix.
“Job approval is down, ratings are generally down, most of the comparisons to Trump are not good,” Axelrod told his co-hosts, political consultant Mike Murphy and former White House press secretary Robert Gibbs. “What I worry about, you guys, from Biden’s point of view, is that this is the kind of thing you get when people start rationalizing their vote.”
“And they just put out another photo op with a ‘Bidenomics’ sign next to it … it’s unbelievable to me,” he added, referring to the White House’s insistence on promoting Biden’s economic agenda despite poll after poll showing Americans are unhappy with the president’s results. economic management.
David Axelrod, one of former President Obama’s top political advisers, believes Biden’s record low approval ratings are “very, very dark” news for his re-election campaign. AP
Two-thirds of voters said they believe the economy is poor or bad and that it has gotten worse in the last two years, according to a Wall Street Journal poll released Saturday.
On key issues including the economy, crime, inflation, border security and Israel-Hamas, voters said they trusted Trump more than Biden.
The president received higher marks on abortion and “tone in politics.”
Only 37% of voters approve of Biden’s job in the Oval Office, with 61% having an unfavorable view of the incumbent. AFP via Getty Images
Axelrod noted that Biden didn’t do “really bad” in the private polls he’s seen, “but it’s bad.”
Gibbs argued that the Biden campaign needs to start “playing the campaign in a more integrated way” if it wants to start making decisions against Trump.
Likewise, Axelrod said he believes the Biden campaign is “way behind.”
A recent Wall Street Journal poll had former President Donald Trump leading Biden by four points in a head-to-head matchup, and six points with independents in the mix. Reuters
Last month, the former Obama adviser pegged Biden’s chances of winning the 2024 presidential election “no better” than 50-50.
“I think he has a 50-50 shot here, but no better than that, maybe a little worse,” Axelrod told New York Times Columnist Maureen Dowd.
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