A panel of guests and hosts on left-wing MSNBC voiced their concerns over President Joe Biden’s pathetic polling numbers on issues that are at the top of mind for a majority of Americans, including ongoing inflation and the economy in general under his policies, as the 2024 campaign season gets underway.
“Morning Joe” co-host Joe Scarborough expressed shock at the “unbelievable” polls, going on to say that Republicans were “absolutely bashing” Democrats when it comes to these crucial voter issues.
“In fact, Gallup had a poll a few days ago, where they reported the largest gap between Republicans and Democrats since they started taking these polls,” he added.
MSNBC analyst and “Way Too Early” host Jonathan Lemire responded by saying that the polls should be “big warning signs” for Biden and the Democratic Party in general.
Fox News added:
He pointed to a Marquette University poll out this week which found former President Donald Trump had a 23- to 24-point lead with voters on handling inflation, the economy and the border. Trump also held a 19-point lead over President Biden in voters’ confidence in the candidate creating jobs.
These are “huge, huge numbers,” Lemire admitted. While Democrats held clear leads on climate change and abortion, elections are often decided on the economy, he argued. “These are big warning signs here,” he said.
Even swing state voters who heavily disliked the former president “really disapprove” of how the Biden administration has handled the economy, Lemire added. However, the White House believes that narrative will change in the coming year, he said.
Scarborough, meanwhile, voiced skepticism that the White House’s messaging on the alleged successes of “Bidenomics” was resonating with the general public.
“It’s not working. You can’t convince people the economy’s going great when they don’t feel like the economy’s going great, even though our economy is going a hell of a lot better than any other country’s,” he said.
Lemire agreed, saying that the White House’s messaging “hasn’t worked” with voters.
Besides the actual numbers, “voters are probably going to cast their ballots based on perception,” he said, going on to mention that the Biden administration was going to restart border wall construction along a segment of the boundary with Mexico.
“It is a nod that that’s a vulnerability, too,” Lemire said. “Even with Trump, this is going to be very, very close, and they are warning signs for the White House.”
Fox noted further: “The Gallup poll, also released this week, found 53% of Americans trusted Republicans to do a better job at keeping the country prosperous, while 39% of Americans chose the Democratic Party. The gap widened even further when Americans were asked who they trusted to protect the country from international terrorism and military threats: 57% chose Republicans, while 35% favored Democrats.”
Over the weekend, Trump blasted Biden for “betraying” Israel after the country was rocked by a surprise attack and invasion from the Hamas terrorist organization.
Trump claimed he knew on September 11 that Hamas would attack Israel, the day of the Biden administration’s $6 billion Iran deal in exchange for American prisoners.
“I predicted war in Israel immediately after it was announced. They get so much money. At this time, Israel and the United States need a very strong partnership and leadership. We have got to have strong leaders. If you’re not a strong leader, it doesn’t matter how many army tanks you have. He gave them hundreds of millions of dollars. Many people didn’t even know it. Wonder what deal he made,” Trump said.
“Joe Biden betrayed Israel. He betrayed our country as president,” Trump said as he hailed his administration as having been the strongest ever to have stood with the Israeli people.
“I stand proudly with our friend and ally, the state of Israel, and I will do it again,” Trump said. “You heard about today the Hamas terrorists’ invasion. The terror invasion of Israeli territory and the murder of Israeli soldiers and citizens is an act of savagery that must be, and will be, crushed — an event that has to be crushed. Israel’s at war, and the United States has to support Israel. We have to support Israel. There’s been no better president for Israel than me.”
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