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Senate Democrats Don’t Believe Biden’s Bad Poll Numbers.

They should probably be a little more concerned.

Lauren Elizabeth
3 min readMay 20, 2024
Photo by Joshua Sukoff on Unsplash

The closer we get to the election, needless to say the more interesting I find the polling. Of course, one of the common themes throughout the past few months has been just how close the race has been between President Biden and former President Trump. We’re getting that match up none of us wanted, and it feels like the lack of enthusiasm coming from the public certainly reflects that. It feels as though every day, we’re learning of new poll numbers that continue to show just how tight this race is going to be, particularly in critical states.

But, how are Biden’s fellow Democrats responding to it?

How are they absorbing and interpreting this information.

Well, we apparently have the answer.

Stef W. Kight and Stephen Neukam

Democratic senators who represent presidential battlegrounds agree with President Biden — polls showing him trailing former President Trump in those key states are wrong.

Why it matters: The skepticism is especially notable because a number of Democrats from those states have a polling lead over their Republican opponents in pivotal Senate races.

“No, I do not think that…

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Lauren Elizabeth
Lauren Elizabeth

Written by Lauren Elizabeth

Lauren is a writer & leftist with analysis on topics related to politics & policy. She can be reached at LaurenMartinchek@gmail.com or Twitter @xlauren_mx

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