President Joe Biden is predicting that Democrats will “win” in the 2022 midterms.
During the Democratic National Committee holiday party on Tuesday, Biden said, “I want to tell my Republican friends: Get ready, pal. You’re in for a problem.”
“Let me say this again: From the president, we’re going to win in 2022,” he added.
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PRES. BIDEN ON 2022 MIDTERMS: "I wanna tell my Republican friends: Get ready pal! You’re gonna in for a problem!" pic.twitter.com/zFO9WSqNtq
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In November, a poll conducted by The Washington Post and ABC News found that Republicans held a 10-point advantage when voters were asked whether they would prefer a Republican or Democratic candidate for Congress.
The Post pointed out, “None of more than 100 previous Post-ABC News polls showed such a large GOP advantage, including on the eve of Republican wave elections such as 2010 and 2014.”
Additionally, a separate Quinnipiac University poll found 46% of Americans say they would prefer a Republican-controlled House compared to 38% who said they would prefer that Democrats controlled the chamber.
That poll also found that 46% of Americans say they would prefer a Republican-controlled Senate, while 40% said they would prefer a Democrat-controlled Senate.
According to RealClearPolitics‘ average of polls, Republicans are leading the generic ballot question.
At the same time, FiveThirtyEight’s average of polls finds that 50.7% of Americans do not approve of Biden’s job performance while 43.3% do, as of December 15.
Biden joked to late-night host Jimmy Fallon on Friday that he does not pay attention to his approval ratings “anymore.”
“I was paying attention when they were in the mid-60s, but now that they’re in the 40s, I don’t pay attention,” he said.
He went on to say “a lot has happened” during his time in office, and Americans are “afraid” and “being told that Armageddon’s on the way.”
“The truth is the economy’s grown more than it has any time in close to 60 years, the unemployment rate is down to 4.2% – it’s going to go lower, in my view,” he added.
