Former Obama strategist cautions against critical error that may jeopardize Biden’s presidency
David Axelrod, a Democratic strategist under Obama, criticized Biden’s economic messaging, advising him to prioritize affordability over boasting about the economy strength. Axelrod warns that Biden’s failure to lead with empathy could jeopardize his presidency. Axelrod’s insights were shared in a recent CNN interview. David Axelrod, a Democratic strategist who served under Obama, has raised concerns about Biden’s economic messaging strategy. Axelrod suggests that Biden should focus on addressing affordability issues rather than emphasizing economic strength. He warns that Biden’s lack of empathy could pose a threat to his presidency. These insights were shared during a recent CNN interview.
David Axelrod, a Democratic strategist who worked in former President Barack Obama’s administration, slammed President Joe Biden on his economic messaging in a CNN interview Wednesday.
Axelrod explained that Biden should be appealing to Americans who are concerned about the cost of living, rather than touting how strong the economy is. He says Biden “should lead with empathy,” or his “pride” could cost him the White House.
Axelrod was responding to a CNN interview with Biden in which he touted the economy and questioned the efficacy of polls that showed that Americans trusted former President Donald Trump on the economy than him.
“The polling data has been wrong all along,” Biden said. “You guys do a poll at CNN, how many folks do you have to call to get one response? The idea that we’re in a situation where things are so bad … when I started this administration, people were saying there’s going to be a collapse in the economy. We have the strongest economy in the world. Let me say that again: in the world.”
Axelrod agreed that the economy is strong, but Biden’s avoidance of showing empathy for those experiencing economic turmoil is “a terrible mistake.” Scott Jennings, a former Republican political director and CNN panelist, agreed with Axelrod and called Biden’s messaging “incredibly weak.”
A recent Gallup poll showed that 46% of people have a “great deal” or “fair amount” of confidence in Trump on the economy against 38% for Biden, one of the lowest marks for a sitting president.
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Axelrod worked in the Obama administration from 2009 to 2011 as a senior adviser and performed as a chief strategist for Obama’s campaigns. He works for CNN as a political commentator.
Biden has begun to close a small average national polling gap in recent days, reducing a 1.1-point Trump lead on Sunday to 0.6 points on Thursday.
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