California Governor Gavin Newsom (Democratic) is campaigning for President Joe Biden. But on Sunday, he hit a speed bump when ABC News anchor Jonathan Karl challenged Newsom’s claim that Biden is the best president of our time.
Newsom said on ABC’s “This Week.” I told Carl that I agree with Michelle Obama’s concerns. About the upcoming election. Newsom said he is campaigning to help Biden win by informing voters of the Biden administration’s “extraordinary success.” He said highlighting these purported achievements will ensure Donald Trump wins in November.
“It’s not even a complicated campaign. We have the receipts. We have the best three-year record of any modern American president. Period. Full stop. ” Newsom argued.
But Kahl quickly realized there was a problem with Newsom’s narrative.
“The only thing that matters is the approval ratings. Biden’s approval ratings are historically low,” Kahl said. “why is that?”
But Newsom was unable to form a coherent response, conveniently claiming that “universal support” around the world was declining.
“Everybody… everybody… we all… everybody’s approval – across the spectrum. There are exceptions to that. You know, globally, the last six or seven years have been tough,” he said. .
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As Kahl alluded to, the data shows that what Newsom is selling is simply not true.
In fact, Newsom claims that Biden is the best president in modern American history. According to a recent Gallup analysis, that Biden is one of them. worst He has the worst approval rating of any modern American president since one-term president Jimmy Carter.
According to Gallup, Biden’s average jobs approval rating from January 20, 2023 to January 19, 2024 was 39.8%. This is a problem for Biden because every president since Dwight Eisenhower, who won re-election, has averaged at least a 50% approval rating in his fourth year. Barack Obama is the only exception, with his average approval rating reaching 48.1% in his fourth year.
Gallup explained that this low approval rating means Biden has a “huge mountain to climb” if he seeks re-election.
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