CNN data analyst Harry Enten discusses President Joe Biden’s re-election campaign as US voters support Biden on key issues compared to 2024 Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump. delivered the bad news.
Enten described abortion as Biden’s “biggest issue” as the Democratic president trails Trump on key issues such as the economy, immigration and foreign conflicts.
“If you’re the Biden campaign, if you look at these numbers on the map for the states that are important to them, Arizona and Nevada, what do you see?” asked CNN anchor John Berman.
“Yeah, you love the fact that abortion is in the news, because who will do a better job, Biden or Trump? This is a national thing, look at abortion. By this metric, Biden has a 14-point lead. That’s his best problem,” Enten replied.
Abortion rights are extremely popular. Biden is far more trusted than Trump when it comes to abortion. If this election were about abortion, Biden would win.
problem? The current election is focused on the economy and immigration. An issue dominated by President Trump. pic.twitter.com/w73Z93ZQK9
— (((Harry Enten))) (@ForecasterEnten) May 2, 2024
Trump beat Biden by 19 points on the economy, but the Democratic president has struggled recently to resolve the issue as the U.S. economy shows signs of stagflation. In late March, the White House and Democrats abandoned the push for Bidenomics, Biden’s branding of economic policy. (Related article: “USA” chant explodes as President Trump cancels election campaign with union members)
Trump also defeated Biden by 14 points on immigration. The former president’s lead on the issue comes after he pledged to launch “the largest deportation operation” in response to the murder of University of Georgia (UGA) student Laken Riley by an illegal immigrant with an extensive criminal record. Thing.
“The economy will be led by Trump. Immigration, President Trump, foreign conflicts, President Trump. And also on preserving democracy, which is clearly a focus for Joe Biden’s campaign. He leads by just 4 points on this issue. So having abortion in the news is what Joe Biden wants because it’s an issue he’s working on before Donald Trump.
Trump leads Biden by 6 points on foreign conflicts as violent anti-Israel protests spiral out of control on college campuses. Enten stressed that the 2024 election revolves around issues where Trump currently has the upper hand, despite Biden currently leading by 4 points on preserving democracy and 14 points on abortion. did.
