NBC’s Kornacki: ‘Nothing But Good News’ for Trump in Latest NBC 2024 Poll, Barely 40% Approve of Biden

NBC s Steve Kornacki ░░░░░░░░ Welker yesterday KORNACKI Look ░░░░░░░░ this Donald Trump WELKER ░░░░░░░░ KORNACKI brand new national ░░░░░░░░ of Republican primary voters ░░░░░░░░ 60 support the former ░░░░░░░░ His nearest rival Ron ░░░░░░░░ more than 40 points ░░░░░░░░ him now Obviously you ░░░░░░░░ see here nobody else ░░░░░░░░ single digits And look ░░░░░░░░ the movement too from ░░░░░░░░ start of the summer ░░░░░░░░ polled this back in ░░░░░░░░ Trump seemed to have ░░░░░░░░ dominant lead then It ░░░░░░░░ only gotten more dominant ░░░░░░░░ 43 now it was ░░░░░░░░ even 30 in June ░░░░░░░░ you can see here ░░░░░░░░ asked the question I ░░░░░░░░ this gets to the ░░░░░░░░ of it we asked ░░░░░░░░ Should Donald Trump be ░░░░░░░░ leader of your party ░░░░░░░░ now nearly 60 say ░░░░░░░░ It wasn t quite ░░░░░░░░ at the start of ░░░░░░░░ summer WELKER Well Steve ░░░░░░░░ what s so stunning ░░░░░░░░ this number a lot ░░░░░░░░ happened since June We ░░░░░░░░ talking two more indictments ░░░░░░░░ former President Trump so ░░░░░░░░ in total and the ░░░░░░░░ GOP primary debate And ░░░░░░░░ Mr Trump is just ░░░░░░░░ his lead with GOP ░░░░░░░░ KORNACKI And and Kristen ░░░░░░░░ know this from talking ░░░░░░░░ Republican critics of Trump ░░░░░░░░ rival campaigns Everything you ░░░░░░░░ explained they thought would ░░░░░░░░ him down a peg ░░░░░░░░ summer And instead he ░░░░░░░░ only moved up here ░░░░░░░░ can see the numbers ░░░░░░░░ the party needs a ░░░░░░░░ leader That has gone ░░░░░░░░ So for for Donald ░░░░░░░░ there nothing but good ░░░░░░░░ And it raises this ░░░░░░░░ If Republicans go forward ░░░░░░░░ nominate Trump again this ░░░░░░░░ what the rematch in ░░░░░░░░ poll would look like ░░░░░░░░ now WELKER A dead ░░░░░░░░ KORNACKI 46 46 And ░░░░░░░░ remember in 2020 Joe ░░░░░░░░ actually won the popular ░░░░░░░░ by more than 4 ░░░░░░░░ And how about this ░░░░░░░░ who sort of pitched ░░░░░░░░ as the electable version ░░░░░░░░ Trump to Republicans fares ░░░░░░░░ against Biden than Trump ░░░░░░░░ We also tested Nikki ░░░░░░░░ the former UN Ambassador ░░░░░░░░ actually leads Joe Biden ░░░░░░░░ 5 in our poll ░░░░░░░░ This is notable because ░░░░░░░░ had such a strong ░░░░░░░░ in the first primary ░░░░░░░░ Could that be the ░░░░░░░░ we re seeing this ░░░░░░░░ Steve KORNACKI Possible Let ░░░░░░░░ put a pin in ░░░░░░░░ one though because one ░░░░░░░░ our poll found she ░░░░░░░░ not nearly as well ░░░░░░░░ as Trump and DeSantis ░░░░░░░░ more attention more scrutiny ░░░░░░░░ attacks would this hold ░░░░░░░░ We ll see But ░░░░░░░░ the fact that the ░░░░░░░░ is struggling this much ░░░░░░░░ every Republican we put ░░░░░░░░ up against raises the ░░░░░░░░ where is that coming ░░░░░░░░ The most obvious answer ░░░░░░░░ just the simple question ░░░░░░░░ job approval Barely 40 ░░░░░░░░ of Joe Biden s ░░░░░░░░ WELKER Wow And we ░░░░░░░░ to note 56 that ░░░░░░░░ the highest disapproval rating ░░░░░░░░ President Biden since he ░░░░░░░░ office That s significant ░░░░░░░░ Yeah So let s ░░░░░░░░ a look at what ░░░░░░░░ driving that too here ░░░░░░░░ one big area no ░░░░░░░░ it is the economy ░░░░░░░░ at this contrast This ░░░░░░░░ April of 21 months ░░░░░░░░ Biden took office Nearly ░░░░░░░░ the country was satisfied ░░░░░░░░ where the economy was ░░░░░░░░ Now barely one in ░░░░░░░░ Americans satisfied with the ░░░░░░░░ There s also this ░░░░░░░░ found an enthusiasm gap ░░░░░░░░ the two parties We ░░░░░░░░ folks On a scale ░░░░░░░░ 1 to 10 how ░░░░░░░░ are you about the ░░░░░░░░ election And you can ░░░░░░░░ Republicans and Democrats there ░░░░░░░░ a gap right there ░░░░░░░░ s the lag for ░░░░░░░░ We found a couple ░░░░░░░░ Non white voters you ░░░░░░░░ see significantly less enthusiastic ░░░░░░░░ white voters And then ░░░░░░░░ about this age gap ░░░░░░░░ youngest group of voters ░░░░░░░░ Democrats have been trying ░░░░░░░░ get excited and motivated ░░░░░░░░ 50 point nearly 50 ░░░░░░░░ gap there WELKER So ░░░░░░░░ an uphill battle to ░░░░░░░░ to make sure voters ░░░░░░░░ t stay home if ░░░░░░░░ re Democrats KORNACKI Yeah ░░░░░░░░ s it And the ░░░░░░░░ for Democrats too the ░░░░░░░░ of enthusiasm about the ░░░░░░░░ There s clearly a ░░░░░░░░ of enthusiasm about the ░░░░░░░░ himself because we asked ░░░░░░░░ voters on the Democratic ░░░░░░░░ Do you want options ░░░░░░░░ year besides Biden 59 ░░░░░░░░ yes they do This ░░░░░░░░ not a normal number ░░░░░░░░ an incumbent We asked ░░░░░░░░ same question the year ░░░░░░░░ Donald Trump sought reelection ░░░░░░░░ Republicans Only 37 wanted ░░░░░░░░ choices then That s ░░░░░░░░ very high number WELKER ░░░░░░░░ this is like the ░░░░░░░░ of each other these ░░░░░░░░ numbers KORNACKI Exactly And ░░░░░░░░ yeah it raises the ░░░░░░░░ too what else concerns ░░░░░░░░ And I think this ░░░░░░░░ to sort of the ░░░░░░░░ in the room here ░░░░░░░░ s age and fitness ░░░░░░░░ mean look at this ░░░░░░░░ We have talked so ░░░░░░░░ about Donald Trump the ░░░░░░░░ the legal woes They ░░░░░░░░ clearly a major or ░░░░░░░░ concern to the majority ░░░░░░░░ Americans But Biden s ░░░░░░░░ and fitness for office ░░░░░░░░ three out of four ░░░░░░░░ our poll this is ░░░░░░░░ Republicans independents say it ░░░░░░░░ a major or moderate ░░░░░░░░ for them How about ░░░░░░░░ He s only a ░░░░░░░░ years younger than Biden ░░░░░░░░ full 27 point gap ░░░░░░░░ there This is looming ░░░░░░░░ a major problem for ░░░░░░░░ president too WELKER It ░░░░░░░░ notable because his strategy ░░░░░░░░ to try to laugh ░░░░░░░░ concerns about his age ░░░░░░░░ ll have to see ░░░░░░░░ they revisit that strategy ░░░░░░░░ right fascinating stuff Steve ░░░░░░░░ thank you so much.”