CNN Senior Political Data Reporter Eviscerates Biden’s Claim He Could Have Won Re-Election
President Biden recently made a stunning claim that he could have won re-election if he had stayed in the 2024 race. In a USA Today interview, Biden stated that he believes he would have won if he had not dropped out on July 21. He based his view on polling data he had reviewed.
However, CNN senior political data reporter Harry Enten was not having it. In a post on X, Enten sounded off on Biden’s claim, calling it “flat out bonkers.” He pointed out that Biden was well behind Trump when he dropped out and never led in 2024. Moreover, no incumbent president as unpopular as Biden has ever won an election.
Enten cited polling numbers from around the time Biden dropped out, showing that Trump was ahead in all three Great Lakes battleground states. He noted that it wasn’t just that Trump was ahead, but he was ahead by a significant margin in these key states.
The data expert then examined the entire 2024 campaign, revealing that Biden never led Trump at any point during the race. “No days was Biden ahead of Donald Trump,” Enten said, emphasizing his point.
Enten also pointed out that no incumbent president with a negative approval rating has ever won an election. Biden’s unpopularity and Trump’s strong performance in key battleground states made it highly unlikely that Biden could have won the election if he had stayed in the race.
In conclusion, Enten declared, “The bottom line is this: Joe Biden was behind, he had always been behind, and he most likely would have stayed behind.”