An MSNBC panel fretted over President Joe Biden’s tanking approval ratings as a growing number of Americans from both parties are blaming him and his policies for still-high inflation that has led to higher food and gas prices, as well as the overall state of the U.S. economy.
“Morning Joe” co-host Joe Scarborough expressed shock at the “unbelievable” polls, adding that Republicans were “absolutely bashing” Democrats when it comes to such 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 noted.
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 went on to express skepticism that the administration’s “Bidenomics” messaging was resonating at all with most voters, noting the polling data.
“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, adding that the White House’s messaging “hasn’t worked” with voters, which seemed to be supported by Biden’s tanking polling data on the issue.
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 News also reported: “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.”
A survey released earlier this month showed the likely 2024 GOP nominee, former President Donald Trump, blowing past Biden on key issues like the economy.
“A new Marquette Law School Poll national survey finds a close presidential race: former President Donald Trump receives 51% and President Joe Biden gets 48% among registered voters, while Biden has a 51% advantage over Trump’s 49% among likely voters—those who say they are certain they will vote in the presidential election,” the survey said.
However, where Trump excels is in other areas like voter enthusiasm. Also, Biden’s policies are dramatically hindering his ability to perform better in the survey.
Per the Interactive Polls account on the “X” platform, here is a summary of the polling results:
Marquette Poll: Who would handle the following issues better?
The Economy: Trump 52% (+24) Biden 28%
Border Security: Trump 52% (+24) Biden 28%
Inflation: Trump 50% (+23) Biden 27%
Creating Jobs: Trump 49% (+19) Biden 30%
Foreign Relations Trump 43% (+5) Biden 38%
Medicare and SSA Biden 39% (+2) Trump 37%
Abortion policy Biden 43% (+9) Trump 34%
Climate change Biden 44% (+20) Trump 24%
Notably, in most national surveys of issues that are the most important to Americans, ‘climate change’ and ‘abortion’ regularly rank far below other issues like ‘jobs,’ ‘the economy,’ ‘inflation,’ and ‘border security.’
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