Politico was informed by Rep. Adam Smith (D-Wash.) that the party’s “level of freak out remains high.”
“Not sure this latest poll changed that too much,” he told Politico. “Dems are worried about Biden’s strength as a candidate for a variety of reasons — age, weakness of him and the overall campaign when it comes to delivering a message, the left attacks over Gaza. I am personally less freaked out than most… But I too wish Biden and his team were stronger campaigners.”
According to recent polls, Biden is losing ground to Trump among important Democratic voter groups as well. Women are now evenly split between the two candidates, and Latinos are beginning to favor Trump.
“This has the feel of a slow-motion car crash,” an unnamed Democrat told the outlet. “Trump is deeply, epically flawed. I don’t believe women are tied. Perhaps Biden yet can rally the base. But it’s getting late. If you’re not a bedwetter now, you’re not paying attention.”
Democrats express concern as recent polls serve as a snapshot of public sentiment and serve as a reminder that the election is still a long way off.
“Voter sentiment on the economy is stubbornly low,” the unnamed Democrat said. “There’s major slippage among voters of color. This should be a wake-up call that things have to improve and change. The reaction can’t be to go all cross-tabs truther on [NYT Chief Political Analyst] Nate Cohn or tell people to calm down.”
The Times reported that a noteworthy finding of the survey was that 43% of participants felt personally harmed by Biden’s policies.
But according to a statement from Michael Tyler, the director of Biden’s campaign communications, Politico, the campaign is “ignoring the noise.”
“Whether it’s in special elections or in the presidential primaries, actual voter behavior tells us a lot more than any poll does and it tells a very clear story: Joe Biden and Democrats continue to outperform while Donald Trump and the party he leads are weak, cash-strapped, and deeply divided,” he said. “Our campaign is ignoring the noise and running a strong campaign to win — just like we did in 2020.”
As the election gets closer, recent polls in crucial battleground states show that Trump is pulling ahead of Biden.
According to an Emerson College survey conducted in Georgia, 48 percent of respondents support Trump, 42 percent back Biden, and 11 percent are unsure. This puts Trump ahead of Biden by six points.
In a follow-up Emerson College survey conducted in North Carolina, Trump leads Biden by three points, with 47 percent of respondents supporting him and 44 percent supporting Biden, with 10 percent remaining undecided.
Notably, Trump leads Biden by 4 points according to a USA Today poll conducted in Michigan. Trump won Michigan by a slim margin in 2016, but Biden prevailed in the most recent election.
