‘They Are Losing Ground Every Month’: Democratic Pollster Sounds the Alarm on CNN Over Biden’s ‘Grim’ Poll Numbers

ACOSTA Despite President Biden ░░░░░░░░ efforts to sell his ░░░░░░░░ vision and inflation data ░░░░░░░░ better economic times ahead ░░░░░░░░ are not buying it ░░░░░░░░ a look at this ░░░░░░░░ study from a Democratic ░░░░░░░░ who put it simply ░░░░░░░░ the president This is ░░░░░░░░ Joining me now is ░░░░░░░░ of the authors of ░░░░░░░░ study Democratic pollster and ░░░░░░░░ Stanley Greenberg who helped ░░░░░░░░ Bill Clinton back in ░░░░░░░░ Stan great to see ░░░░░░░░ welcome back Your group ░░░░░░░░ that some of the ░░░░░░░░ s support is waning ░░░░░░░░ some pretty key constituencies ░░░░░░░░ he had back in ░░░░░░░░ What can you tell ░░░░░░░░ about that What are ░░░░░░░░ seeing in the numbers ░░░░░░░░ That s actually the ░░░░░░░░ important piece Sometimes people ░░░░░░░░ you know the poll ░░░░░░░░ too early you know ░░░░░░░░ when your approval is ░░░░░░░░ than your opponent you ░░░░░░░░ you need a new ░░░░░░░░ you need something fresh ░░░░░░░░ Lotter in the L ░░░░░░░░ Times finally pointed out ░░░░░░░░ incumbent every leader in ░░░░░░░░ award has low approval ░░░░░░░░ are losing elections What ░░░░░░░░ happening with Biden is ░░░░░░░░ new But when you ░░░░░░░░ coming out of the ░░░░░░░░ with three exceptional factors ░░░░░░░░ ve talked about them ░░░░░░░░ the Financial Times article ░░░░░░░░ wrote one is inflation ░░░░░░░░ concentrates the mind it ░░░░░░░░ been inflation on essentials ░░░░░░░░ fuel prices food real ░░░░░░░░ Second has been the ░░░░░░░░ that the political class ░░░░░░░░ done nothing about profiteering ░░░░░░░░ then third is the ░░░░░░░░ that s come through ░░░░░░░░ a result of wars ░░░░░░░░ climate change ACOSTA So ░░░░░░░░ the immigration issue is ░░░░░░░░ real thing The question ░░░░░░░░ have though is inflation ░░░░░░░░ cooling I mean if ░░░░░░░░ look at gas prices ░░░░░░░░ are going down They ░░░░░░░░ around 3 bucks a ░░░░░░░░ in the Washington D ░░░░░░░░ area Maryland and Virginia ░░░░░░░░ suspect that it fluctuates ░░░░░░░░ on where you are ░░░░░░░░ the country but generally ░░░░░░░░ down People are not ░░░░░░░░ that enough just yet ░░░░░░░░ It s a bubble ░░░░░░░░ Yeah Greenberg It s ░░░░░░░░ bubble Look what I ░░░░░░░░ discovered in doing my ░░░░░░░░ in Europe and the ░░░░░░░░ K and here is ░░░░░░░░ matters is how many ░░░░░░░░ people have been struggling ░░░░░░░░ deal with inflation Each ░░░░░░░░ they get madder and ░░░░░░░░ about it as long ░░░░░░░░ their wages are trailing ░░░░░░░░ ACOSTA They re grumpy ░░░░░░░░ now Greenberg They re ░░░░░░░░ get out of the ░░░░░░░░ They are 3 higher ░░░░░░░░ it was when Biden ░░░░░░░░ in In the last ░░░░░░░░ months there has been ░░░░░░░░ decline in disposable income ░░░░░░░░ the context is you ░░░░░░░░ to start there Inflation ░░░░░░░░ like 30 points higher ░░░░░░░░ the next problem And ░░░░░░░░ can t what the ░░░░░░░░ is currently doing his ░░░░░░░░ always start with We ░░░░░░░░ making progress and then ░░░░░░░░ mentions the prices If ░░░░░░░░ look at the ads ░░░░░░░░ at black voters he ░░░░░░░░ mainly trying to convince ░░░░░░░░ they re doing a ░░░░░░░░ job But that s ░░░░░░░░ where they are They ░░░░░░░░ losing ground every month ░░░░░░░░ have to stop you ░░░░░░░░ to say what s ░░░░░░░░ main problem How do ░░░░░░░░ deal with the first ░░░░░░░░ which is inflation and ░░░░░░░░ cost of living ACOSTA ░░░░░░░░ The Washington Post has ░░░░░░░░ new reporting out today ░░░░░░░░ a meeting President Biden ░░░░░░░░ with his staff about ░░░░░░░░ poll numbers and it ░░░░░░░░ in part After pardoning ░░░░░░░░ pair of turkeys an ░░░░░░░░ White House tradition Biden ░░░░░░░░ some stern words for ░░░░░░░░ small group assembled His ░░░░░░░░ numbers were unacceptably low ░░░░░░░░ wanted to know what ░░░░░░░░ team and his campaign ░░░░░░░░ doing about it What ░░░░░░░░ they doing about it ░░░░░░░░ should they be doing ░░░░░░░░ it Greenberg Well what ░░░░░░░░ are currently doing what ░░░░░░░░ president is currently doing ░░░░░░░░ still talking about progress ░░░░░░░░ you cannot talk about ░░░░░░░░ when three quarters of ░░░░░░░░ country thinks we re ░░░░░░░░ the wrong track So ░░░░░░░░ have to stop on ░░░░░░░░ notion that we are ░░░░░░░░ progress You have to ░░░░░░░░ where people are And ░░░░░░░░ they are is on ░░░░░░░░ rising prices They need ░░░░░░░░ stop with their own ░░░░░░░░ and say We get ░░░░░░░░ If inflation is the ░░░░░░░░ problem we get it ░░░░░░░░ know what we ve ░░░░░░░░ through Ware in touch ░░░░░░░░ that Here s what ░░░░░░░░ are dealing with We ░░░░░░░░ do child tax credit ░░░░░░░░ will cut drug prices ░░░░░░░░ will lower healthcare costs ░░░░░░░░ we will go after ░░░░░░░░ companies that are not ░░░░░░░░ any taxes We will ░░░░░░░░ after profiteering We will ░░░░░░░░ power from work to ░░░░░░░░ and focus again on ░░░░░░░░ needs of working people.’”