Former President Obama speechwriter Jon Favreau said Friday on the podcast “Pod Save America” that President Biden's decision to run again was a “fatal mistake,” calling the Biden-Harris campaign's lead throughout the campaign. Targeted messages.
“Joe Biden's decision to run for president again was a catastrophic mistake. It was just that. He and his inner circle refused to believe the polls and said he was unpopular. They refused to believe that and refused to acknowledge until much later that everyone could be “angry about inflation,'' Favreau said on the podcast.
Discussing the election results with the hosts of “Pod Save America,” Favreau explained that Biden has repeatedly touted the historically strong economy as a candidate, saying, “Obviously 70 of the voters, 80% don't believe it,” he added.
“And after the debate, Biden officials told us that the polls were fine and that Biden was still the front-runner. “So they kept Kamala Harris quiet from reporters. They told others, 'This is not the time for an open process.' Mr. Favreau continued.
Jon Favreau, former chief speechwriter for President Barack Obama, speaks at the Politicon convention at the Pasadena Convention Center on Saturday, July 29, 2017 in Pasadena, California. The third annual Politicon pundits brings together politicians, comedians, and entertainers to discuss issues that touch all sides of the political spectrum. (Photographer: Patrick T. Fallon/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
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Favreau also noted the Biden campaign's party-line voting numbers.
“Later, when the Biden camp became the Harris camp, Donald Trump was expected to win 400 electoral votes, according to the Biden campaign's own internal poll at the time, which said the Biden camp was the most likely candidate. I can see that,” Favreau added. .
Throughout the campaign, the president repeatedly denied polls showing him trailing President-elect Donald Trump. After dropping out of the race, which resulted in a heated debate, the president told ABC's George Stephanopoulos that pollsters had told him the race was close.
“Every pollster I've talked to says it's a huge failure. And when I'm behind… there's only one poll where I'm really behind by a lot: the CBS poll and the NBC poll. I mean, it's disrespectful,” Biden said at the time.
Vice President Kamala Harris speaks at the National Association of Latino Elected and Appointed Officials (NALEO) at the Swiss Hotel in Chicago on June 24, 2022. (Kamil Krzazinski/AFP via Getty Images)
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Pod Save America co-host Tommy Vieter pointed to polls showing voters ahead of the debate thought Biden was too old for a second term. , shared some moments during Harris' campaign where the president fell short.
Dan Pfeiffer, another co-host on the podcast, argued that Biden would have fared worse in the election than Harris.
