Let us be clear about something President Biden said today at his first formal press conference of the new year.
He said he doesn’t “believe the polls” that indicate moderates are dropping away from him after they voted for him in 2020.
Uh, Mr. President? Believe the polls, sir.
I understand that all politicians say such things when the public opinion polling casts them in a negative light. When pols are riding high, then the polls become pearls of wisdom and discernment.
Indeed, Donald Trump constantly railed at the polls that showed him continually lagging in overall public support. He would suggest that crowd size at his rallies put the lie to those polls. Well … they were accurate, too.
President Biden is being victimized by the continuing pandemic, inflation, pressure from overseas adversaries. However, the economy isn’t in nearly the dire straits that his foes have suggested.
Yet, the polls continue to show him lagging among some key voting blocs.
The only course for President Biden is for the polls to start ticking back up. How does that happen? He needs to pitch strongly the successes he has produced during his first year in office.
For instance, jobs are coming back. Almost nothing soothes a restive public better than a vibrant economy. Joe Biden’s economic team can take some credit for the rebound that is occurring.
If the polls show some improvement, my hunch is that President Biden will learn immediately to endorse the wisdom of his fellow Americans.