It’s no secret that Joe Biden’s latest polling numbers are an unmitigated dumpster fire. Whether you’re looking at overall approval ratings or individual demographic groups, Biden is at nearly historic lows. He’s trailing Donald Trump in most of the swing states currently, even in the estimation of his pet reporters at the New York Times. Thus far, the few comments from White House staffers on this subject have sounded like a collective shrug as they point out that Barack Obama’s numbers dipped in the third year of his first term as well. But as Matt Lewis points out in the Daily Beast this week, this isn’t really a valid comparison. Biden’s “horrific” numbers are coming at a time when the differences between him and his old boss couldn’t be more stark. Obama had a clear path to a comeback and he navigated it smoothly. The same can not be said for The Big Guy.Read More
Biden’s Polling Problem is Different Than Obama’s Was
