Joe Biden has said he is extremely concerned about the results of public opinion polls: the president is upset about his record low approval rating and the fact that he is now consistently behind Trump in pre-election polls. According to The Washington Post, in a recent meeting with his inner circle, Biden called the numbers “unacceptably low” and asked his team for a plan of action going forward.
Joe Biden and his inner circle have made no secret of their frustration over “dismal” poll numbers, according to The Washington Post. The president’s concern is caused not only by pre-election interviews, in which he has increasingly begun to lose to Donald Trump, but also by public opinion polls, according to which Biden’s approval rating has fallen to a record low – only 38 per cent of voters are satisfied with his policies.
According to the publication, on the eve of Thanksgiving, Joe Biden gathered his closest aides for a meeting at the White House residence. The President said “a few stern words” to those gathered: it turned out that he was extremely concerned about the “unacceptably low” results of the polls and wanted to know what his team and campaign were doing about it. This information was shared with the publication by people familiar with the meeting, who spoke on condition of anonymity.
According to them, it was not an eye-opener for the inner circle. For months now, the president and first lady have been telling their friends and team that they are frustrated with the president’s low approval rating and polls that show him trailing former President Donald Trump.
According to the polls, Biden is trailing Trump not only nationally, but more importantly in key battleground states. This large number of troubling indicators “makes it harder for Democrats to ignore them,” leading to a number of conversations among Biden officials and allies about a shift in strategy. As The Washington Post notes, Democrats in the presidential race are now increasingly worried that Biden could damage their own electoral prospects.
In response to reporters’ questions, the president prefers not to comment on the situation in any way, only saying that people are reading the “wrong polls.” Biden’s campaign officials and other allies are following the same pattern. According to the newspaper, the Democrats advise voters to “ignore” the polls, claiming that there is plenty of time before the election and the situation could change at any moment.