Was Biden a winner or a loser in the Democrats' big election night 2023 victories?

The Democrats' big wins on Election Day 2023 give President Biden a booster shot ahead of the 2024 White House showdown. But suffering from negative polls, he still faces headwinds.

The Democrats appeared to get a big boost for a party coping with continued concerns over the economy and a plethora of international crises, from Europe to the Mideast to Asia.

Democratic Gov. Andy Beshear cruised to victory in his re-election bid in red-state Kentucky, while Democrats won total control of the state legislature in Virginia, expanded their legislative majorities in New Jersey, won a state Supreme Court seat in battleground Pennsylvania and passed an Ohio referendum that enshrined abortion rights in the state's constitution. 

For President Biden — who faces increasing doubts about his ability to win re-election next year after a slew of devastating polls in recent days showing him losing to former President Donald Trump in a 2024 rematch — the ballot box victories are seen as a much-needed booster shot.