Quite simply, the polling today looks nothing like it did when Biden won his first term. If anything, it looks considerably worse for him.

 Quite simply, the polling today looks nothing like it did when Biden won his first term. If anything, it looks considerably worse for him.

The good news for Biden is that the general election is almost two years away, and the polling could change considerably. Even general election polls at this point are mostly within the margin of error, on average.

With inflation calming and gas prices much lower than they were over much of last summer, you could easily see Biden’s poll numbers improving.

I would point out as well that Biden is probably in better shape than the surveys indicating Democrats don’t want him running again would suggest. The simple reason is that politics doesn’t happen in a vacuum. Unless it’s a California recall election, most voters don’t cast ballots saying “yes” or “no” to a single politician. They have to choose between different candidates.

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