A former Clinton pollster says Americans are questioning some of President Joe Biden’s “competence.”
During an appearance on Fox News, Stagwell Inc. chairman and CEO Mark Penn pointed out Biden’s ratings are “40 [percent] or below, 39 [percent] in my poll.”
He explained, “People question some of the competence. The generic horse race in our poll is Republicans by six points. This is a dire situation calling for the president to do a pivot.”
Penn warned if they do not “make a pivot and they double down, as they continually seem to be doing with the big tax and spend budget now, then I think the polls will be realized. This is their opportunity to know in advance and they’re not making the changes one would normally make to regain the trust of the voters.”
Watch his comments below:
"This White House doesn't seem able to do that course correction, acknowledge that there's pain." @KellyannePolls @Mark_Penn discuss the pessimistic outlook of the economy among voters under President Biden months ahead of midterm elections @DanaPerino pic.twitter.com/XnoaThhb99
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A National NBC News poll found Biden’s approval rating dropped to 40 percent, the lowest of his presidency.
Additionally, Republicans hold a 2-point lead over Democrats on which party should control Congress ahead of the upcoming midterm elections.
Republican pollster Bill McInturff of Public Opinions Strategy said, “What this poll says is that President Biden and Democrats are headed for a catastrophic election.”
Former Trump senior adviser Kellyanne Conway also weighed in on the poll numbers during an appearance on Fox News.
“It’s very clear that the erosion of confidence in Biden’s competence as a president to be able to get the economy restarted and get gas prices down to where we had recently is not happening,” Conway said.
She added, “I think unlike the clips of President Bill Clinton, even President Barack Obama, both of whom suffered massive losses in their first midterm elections, this White House doesn’t seem able to do that course correction.”
