President Biden's approval rating is the lowest of any U.S. president in the past 15 years, and combined with former President Trump's overwhelming victory in the Iowa caucuses, this is a prelude to the general election in November 2024. Observers question whether it is too early. Assuming that a rematch between Biden and Trump is certain.
But several politicians who spoke to Fox News Digital predicted that if a rematch doesn't happen, it will be because Biden has withdrawn from the race, not because Trump has failed to win the nomination. There is.
“What's unique about this presidential year is that there is actually no primary season for either party. Biden has been successful in keeping his challengers off the ballot, and Trump's lead among Republican voters is astronomical. Trump's landslide in Iowa is a testament to that. And while the debates continue, and this process is important for people to get to know the Republican talent bench, the fact is that we are and Trump in the midst of a general election,” said Fox News contributor Tammy Bruce.
“Trump is not going anywhere, but there is still a chance that Biden will replace him, but the closer we get to Election Day, the less likely that is,” he added.
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Ahead of the Iowa caucuses, where former President Trump won 98 of the state's 99 counties, President Biden's approval ratings plummeted to the lowest level in 15 years. (Getty Images)
Trump won all but one of Iowa's 99 counties, with former United Nations Ambassador Nikki Haley, who finished third overall in the Hawkeye State, narrowly winning Johnson County by one vote. The Make America Great Again movement leader congratulated Haley and Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, the second-place winner in Iowa, for “having a great time together” in his Iowa victory speech. returned to New York on Tuesday. .
“Donald Trump's landslide victory over his opponent in the Iowa caucuses isn't enough to clinch the Republican nomination before the first primaries are held. But it's almost there,” Fox News contributor said Jerry Baker. “These results confirm that the former president has significant influence over Republican primary voters.”
Baker, who is in Davos to attend the World Economic Forum, added about the Iowa caucuses: “Nikki Haley finished third. It looked like Iowa had some momentum, but… must win New Hampshire.” She emphasized how far behind she and Ron DeSantis have always been, taking a week to keep her race alive. ”
“Therefore, Trump intends to quickly de-escalate the situation and free up Republican opposition to focus his attacks on Joe Biden,” Baker said.
“This only adds to the bad news for Biden, who is already suffering the lowest approval ratings of any president in recent years. With an uncertain economic outlook, border turmoil, and worsening global security, Biden “We are facing overwhelming headwinds,” he said. “I wouldn't be surprised if there were even louder calls within his own party for him to resign and for the Democratic nomination to be contested at this summer's convention.”
A new ABC News/Ipsos poll released Sunday, the day before the Iowa caucuses, finds Biden's approval rating at just 33%, higher than the incumbent Democrat's approval rating from 2006 to 2008. That means the lowest of any U.S. president since George W. Bush. . Trump's lowest rate as president was 36%.
“If you're a Democrat, this is pretty much the worst-case scenario in a presidential election year. Here's a sitting president with an approval rating in the 20% range among independents. He's losing support from black and Hispanic voters. We're collecting a lot of votes. No.''The president won re-election with less than 40% approval rating, while Biden currently has an overall approval rating of 33%,'' assessed Fox News contributor Joe Concha. “Meanwhile, Donald Trump won Iowa by more than four touchdowns over popular governor and tough challenger Ron DeSantis, according to RealClearPolitics betting averages. The odds are that he is the most likely candidate to do so.”
Former President Trump speaks at a caucus night event in Des Moines, Iowa, on January 15, 2024. (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)
“And unless prices start to fall (which they won’t), borders improve in some way (which they won’t), or wars abroad suddenly end (which they won’t). , it's hard to see how Biden will turn us around as he continues to get older and less visible to American voters,'' Concha added.
Regarding the survey, Bruce argued that Biden's “significantly lower approval ratings in the polls are all the more shocking because he has been widely supported by traditional media.”
“Democrats don't seem to realize that their success in 2020 with their underground strategy is giving the American public a completely false impression,” she says. “They believe they can do it again, but what they had in 2020 and doesn't have now is the confidence of the American people.”
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The poll found that only 31% of Americans approve of Biden's economic response, while 56% disapprove. The ABC poll found Biden's ratings were particularly low on immigration and the border crisis, with just 18% approving of his job to date and 63% disapproving. did.
The poll found that Biden's approval rating was 28% among independents, but 21 points below average among African Americans and 15 points below average among Hispanics.
“Biden's numbers are nothing short of dire at this point,” said Fox News contributor Guy Benson. “With an approval rating of 33% and an economic deficit of 25 points, we will have to run a very negative campaign to compensate for this historic weakness. There's a reason I said this on my radio show: Biden is the weakest sitting president in political coverage in decades.”
President Biden will participate in a service event at nonprofit food bank Philabundance in honor of Martin Luther King Jr. Day on January 15, 2024 in Philadelphia. (Mandel Gunn/AFP via Getty Images)
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Trump was in New York on Tuesday, when jury selection began in a libel trial stemming from columnist E. Jean Carroll's claims that he sexually abused her in the 1990s. The former president will then head to New Hampshire, where he will take part in a rally with his former rival Vivek Ramaswamy and others.
After finishing fourth in Iowa, Ramaswamy suspended his 2024 presidential campaign and endorsed Trump. New Hampshire's primary is next week.
