newYou can now listen to Fox News articles.
In Thursday night’s State of the Union address, President Joe Biden addressed primarily Democrats, answering one question and one question only: Can he be a re-election candidate at this point?
His answer, as evidenced by his fiery, combative and highly partisan speeches, is “Yes, it is,” but it’s not true for Democrats and Democratic-leaning independents who tend to vote for the incumbent president. limited. For the remaining voters, the speech was clearly unremarkable. That’s because the 80-minute performance was a controversial and polarizing list of partisan proposals and accomplishments.
The stakes couldn’t be higher for a president who trails former President Donald Trump on nearly every major issue Americans care about most, including inflation, the economy, borders, crime and national security. No way.a new vote Research from my firm, Shane Cooperman Research, shows that there are serious doubts among voters — and even within Biden’s own party — about his mental strength and fitness for office. In addition, similar findings have been confirmed.
Biden attacks ‘predecessor’ Trump, Republican in partisan speech
Don’t underestimate the importance of this speech for Democrats. According to a recent poll, 36% of Democrats think the party should nominate someone other than Joe Biden. And for that group, this speech gave at least some reassurance that he could deliver a fire-and-brimstone speech.
Listening to audio picked up after the speech, a number of party Democrats congratulated the president on his “fierce” remarks as he walked out of the House. And in fact, that will probably be his major accomplishment from that night.
by SCR poll, About 6 in 10 (59%) say the economy is heading in the wrong direction, 68% say the economy is in bad shape, and just under half of Americans (44%) say their personal financial situation is They say it’s worse now than it was before. 1 year ago. How is the situation in our union?
Biden’s State of the Union address reinforced concerns about mental acuity and age, Republicans say.
But on Thursday night, all Biden did was repeat the typical litany of job creation and economic activity that formed the basis of his apparently unsuccessful “BiDenomics” campaign. In fact, there is no reason to believe that his comments will have any impact on floating voters upset by economic conditions.
The president spent a full 40 minutes addressing border issues; our vote shows that Americans cite immigration and the border as the biggest failures of Biden’s presidency. To make matters worse, when asked who is better at handling immigration, Trump leads Biden by 29 points (58% to 29%).
Biden has not said why it took more than three years to talk about border security, and he has given no indication he is prepared to take executive action to stop illegal immigration or strengthen asylum procedures. . Eradicate crime in cities across the country.
Biden’s Sotu slams campaign speech as ‘naked partisanship’: ‘absolute disgrace’
Indeed, when it comes to crime, the president can, by executive order, reverse some of the “soft on crime” policies that have come to define the party’s response to this issue over the past few years. There was a feeling. However, we will have to wait for details regarding the specific content and agenda.
Beyond his speech, what moved Democrats most was the partisan nature of the speech. The speech had little impact on swing voters, let alone moderate Republicans, as it was a significant attack on foreign policy, the response to the coronavirus pandemic, and Donald Trump. right. Subsequent economic impact.
For more FOX News opinions, click here
Throughout the speech, the Biden campaign followed the same strategy it had used in the past two elections, albeit with success, to demonize the former president. However, in an election that is undoubtedly a referendum on incumbent Joe Biden, the question remains as to whether these attacks on President Trump will somehow resonate with voters. If one thing is clear, it’s that the Biden campaign clearly believes that the key to winning over former Republican presidential candidate Nikki Haley’s supporters and swing voters is to make Trump the center of the issue. It means that it is.
Finally, the Biden campaign and the president certainly understand that the issue of greatest concern among voters is abortion. And indeed, reproductive rights received a lot of time and attention Thursday night. Biden leads President Trump had a two-point lead on the issue and used it Thursday night to emphasize his bet on reproductive rights, infuriating his base.
Given President Trump’s role in nominating conservative judges to the Supreme Court, Mr. Biden argues that it was President Trump’s fault that Roe v. Wade was overturned, which I find convincing. Ta.
This argument by Democrats is certainly an avenue for Republicans to make the countervailing argument they have not been able to make, that the extremes of the party, which is unapologetically pro-life, are the reason for its insurgency. It opens. Overall position on this issue. Polls show that Democrats, independents, and swing voters generally have deep doubts about the Republican Party’s willingness to unite around more moderate and realistic abortion bans at any point in time.
CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APP
I don’t expect the largely negative polling for Biden to change long-term based on this speech. However, given the history of the State of the Union, there may be some short-term difficulties for the president.
But rest assured, the ultimate purpose of Thursday night’s speech was to make a point that absolutely needed to be made. Joe Biden is going to be a re-election candidate, he’s a re-election candidate, and he has the energy, and indeed the vigor, to run this campaign. Whether this continues beyond Thursday night is an open question, but for now Biden has done the bare minimum necessary to remain a credible and viable major party presidential candidate. .
For more information about Douglas E. Schoen, click here
