
<p>According to the latest ABC/Washington Post poll, President Biden looking Increasingly unelectable. ; Even worse for Democrats, Trump is looking electable. ; ;</p>



<p>It is very early to be predicting winners and losers in the respective Democrat and Republican primary elections. ; But the current situation – and the trend line – seems to bode ill for a Biden-led Democrat ticket in 2024. ; Based on the numbers, it is conceivable that Biden could actually drop out. ; He is in the worst shape of any President at this point since Harry Truman in ; 1952 – and he bowed out.</p>



<p>According to the ABC/Post poll, Biden’s approval rating stands at an abysmal 36 percent – with 68 percent of Americans saying he is too old for a second term. ; That is one factor that can only get worse as more time goes by – Biden likely has more gaffes, more senior moments and more falls in the future. ; ;</p>



<p>Biden is basing his campaign on the economy – at least his rose-colored-glasses view of the economy. ; The problem is that the folks back home are not feeling it. ; They are still facing inflationary costs that exceed increasing incomes – and not everyone’s income is increasing. ; There are still shortages on the shelves. ; Medical costs are soaring even with the reduction in the co-pay costs of some pharmaceuticals. ; The American economy is growing at a paltry 1.6 percent.</p>



<p>The Biden campaign has taken on the term “Bidenomics” to be the strategic rallying call for his rosy view of the economy. ; In a sense, he may be leading with his Achilles Heel. ; For months, the White House has been proffering the argument that the problem is “messaging.” ; But no matter how often they message the good news version of the economy, it has not been resonating with the people living with the economy on a day-to-day basis. ; ;</p>



<p>In terms of the economy, the ABC/Post poll gives Biden a kick in the political groin. ; According to the poll, Trump trumps Biden on handling the economy by almost 20 points &#8212; 54 percent to 36 percent for Biden.</p>



<p>In the head-to-head theoretical contest, Trumps bests Biden by 10 points – 51 percent to 41 percent. ; The same is true for Florida Governor Ron DeSantis, who tops Biden by 50 to 40 percent. ; To a political strategist, that suggest that almost any Republican could beat Biden in the 2024 presidential election.</p>



<p>Biden’s problems are not reserved to one issue. ; He gets only a 44 percent favorable rating for handling the Covid Pandemic … 40 percent on immigration … 38 percent on inflation … ; 37 percent on foreign policy … and 35 percent on crime and gun violence.</p>



<p>Then there is the character issue. ; A primary Biden strategy is to compare the admittedly flawed personality of Trump to the “Good old Joe” persona of Biden. ; Unfortunately for Biden, his illegal possession of White House documents and the ever-unraveling Hunter Biden issues has taken most of the sheen off the Biden armor.  ; I would love to see these polling questions: ; Do you believe President Biden was aware of Hunter Biden’s business activities? ; Do you believe that President Biden was personally profitably involved in Hunter Biden’s business activities?</p>



<p>As if his own ratings were not enough of a problem, Biden has saddled himself with an equally unpopular Vice President. ; Kamal Harris’ favorable rating went underwater in June of 2021, and descended to 41 percent recently, according to RealClearPolitics. ; Her unfavorable rating stands at 53 percent. ; Ironically, Harris’ 41 percent favorable rating is now higher than Biden’s – which was not the case in the recent past. ; Metaphorically speaking, Biden and Harris are two drowning people clinging to each other.</p>



<p>The economy has always been a significant driver of votes – and is likely to be true again in 2024. ; Other issues – such as gun regulation, voting issues, government spending, education and woke issues &#8212; are likely to win ballot support from those already in the hardcore Democrat and Republican camps. ; That leaves abortion as the one issue that Democrats can gain potential support among independents and suburban women, but I doubt it will loom as large as other issues. ; It probably had more effect in 2022 in the immediate wake of the Supreme Court decision on Roe v. Wade than it does now as left-wing hysteria and fearmongering is ebbing in terms of public impact.</p>



<p>Making Trump THE issue – as many left-wing Democrat strategists and their media are doing &#8212; not only is not working, but it may be backfiring. ; The more the establishment attacks him – including all those court cases &#8212; the stronger he appears. ; Until recently, I had been among those who believed that Trump was not likely to win the GOP nomination – but not totally impossible – and that he could not win a General Election. ; I am recalibrating my crystal ball on both those opinions. ;</p>



<p>As we reflect on these numbers, we should keep in mind that neither ABC/Post nor RealClearPolitics have conservative leanings. ; These are polls conducted by ostensibly left-wing organizations.</p>



<p>While there is a lot of road ahead in terms of the 2024 presidential election, these are the days in which the political trends begin. ; Biden has already launched his campaign. ; He has set out the strategies and the themes. ; He is taking to the hustings to bring his message to the people. ; Based on recent polling, Biden is off to … an incredibly bad start.</p>



<p>So, there ‘tis. ;</p>

Biden Sinking … But is He Out For 2024?
