Biden Dismisses Polls Showing He's Trailing Trump: 'It's A Toss-Up'
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He told ABC's George Stephanopoulos that he and Democrats have defied gloomy surveys before.
President Joe Biden said in a highly anticipated Friday interview that he doesn’t believe he has fallen behind in the 2024 campaign, calling the race a “toss-up” despite a series of recent polls that have shown him trailing Donald Trump by 2 to 6 percentage points nationally.
Biden’s statements, during a 22-minute ABC News interview, came a little more than a week after his halting, confused performance in a debate with Trump prompted new questions about his abilities to campaign and to serve a second term as president.
Democratic officials and operatives ― and, presumably, millions of other Americans ― were watching the interview to see whether the debate performance was just a “bad night,” as Biden and his supporters maintain.
But especially for the political professionals, the interview wasn’t just a way to measure Biden’s abilities. It was also a chance to hear how he sees the state of the campaign and his ability to win it.
It seems clear Biden has a lot more confidence than his doubters ― and a lot less faith in the public opinion surveys.