{"id":2044369,"date":"2023-09-25T18:55:01","date_gmt":"2023-09-25T22:55:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ridiculous-democrats-refuse-to-believe-poll-showing-biden-losing-big-to-trump\/"},"modified":"2023-09-25T19:01:41","modified_gmt":"2023-09-25T23:01:41","slug":"ridiculous-democrats-refuse-to-believe-poll-showing-biden-losing-big-to-trump","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ridiculous-democrats-refuse-to-believe-poll-showing-biden-losing-big-to-trump\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;Democrats in Denial: Refuse to Accept Poll Showing Trump&#8217;s Lead Over Biden&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fridiculous-democrats-refuse-to-believe-poll-showing-biden-losing-big-to-trump%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2044369&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>Democrats Reject Poll Showing Biden Losing to Trump<\/h2>\n<p>Democrats are dismissing a recent <em>Washington Post<\/em>\/ABC\u200d News poll\u2062 that reveals President\u2063 Joe Biden trailing former\u2064 President Donald Trump by double digits in a potential general election\u2064 matchup. The poll&#8217;s findings were met \u2062with skepticism and criticism from various news\u200c outlets and Democratic\u2063 figures.<\/p>\n<p>The <em>Post<\/em> cautioned that the poll\u200d may be\u2062 an outlier due to \u2063its unique question order and the \u2062unusual \u200dmakeup \u200bof Trump&#8217;s and Biden&#8217;s coalitions. ABC\u200c News \u2064also\u2064 advised considering these factors when interpreting \u200bthe results.<\/p>\n<p>Other media \u2063sources, such as <em>Politico<\/em>, the <em>New \u200dYork\u200b Times<\/em>, and <em>Axios<\/em>, expressed similar doubts about \u2062the poll&#8217;s accuracy and its\u2063 ability to predict the outcome of the 2024\u2062 election.<\/p>\n<blockquote data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">I deleted a post about an ABC\/Washington Post poll of the Biden\/Trump matchup\u200c because I\u2064 quickly\u200b got some smart DMs pointing out that some of its findings\u2064 seem absurd.\u200c It&#8217;s probably wise not to rile people up based on questionable polling, especially \u200bthis far out from Nov 2024.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 \u200cAaron Rupar (@atrupar) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/atrupar\/status\/1705944632930996715?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 24, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Despite the media&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/donald-trump-indicted-the-former-presidents-one-big-advantage-as-criminal-charges-pile-up\/\" title=\"Donald Trump indicted: Former president's key advantage amid mounting criminal charges.\">cautious\u200c approach<\/a>, \u2064many Democrats were not satisfied with \u2063the \u2062poll&#8217;s treatment. Prominent Democratic figures, \u200dincluding pollsters\u2064 Larry Sabato and Matt Barreto, criticized the \u200dpoll as a ridiculous outlier and advised ignoring it.<\/p>\n<p>Democratic strategist Cornell Belcher\u200d called the poll indefensible and raised concerns about the ethics \u2064of media narratives driven by such\u2063 data. White \u2064House \u2062deputy press \u200dsecretary Andrew\u200c Bates also took a jab at ABC \u2064Politics, \u2063questioning their credibility.<\/p>\n<p>While \u200bthe <em>Post<\/em>-ABC News poll&#8217;s results were \u2064unusual in Trump&#8217;s significant lead,\u2063 they\u200d align with a\u200b trend of \u200dincreasingly unfavorable polling for Biden, including another poll released by NBC News.<\/p>\n<blockquote data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Trump holds an \u200badvantage over Biden \u2064in the \u2064seven states where the 2020\u2062 presidential election was closest, according to a new poll.<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/AYB0nEstGG\">https:\/\/t.co\/AYB0nEstGG<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Washington Free Beacon (@FreeBeacon) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FreeBeacon\/status\/1702704476497330373?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 15, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">It&#8217;s really really\u2064 hard to release outlying <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/new-poll-finds-newsoms-job-approval-ratings-plunge-amid-looming-recall\/\" title=\"New Poll Finds Newsom\u2019s Job Approval Ratings Plunge Amid Looming Recall\">poll results<\/a>, so you&#8217;ve got to give credit \u2064to ABC\/Post here, \u2063but I do have a fairly\u2063 major\u2064 quibble with ABC\/Post\u2063 here: if you\u200b release \u200bconsecutive &#8216;outlying&#8217; poll \u2064results \u2062&#8211; \u200dR+7 in \u200dMay, R+10 today &#8212; you don&#8217;t get to \u2063dismiss your results<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Nate Cohn (@Nate_Cohn) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Nate_Cohn\/status\/1705931926165450790?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 24, \u20642023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">In \u2062a \u2063related story, the\u2063 most recent 5 major polls has Trump&#8217;s support among Black voters at 20 percent, more\u2063 than triple of what Romney received \u2064in \u200b2012. Trump is also getting 42 percent of the Hispanic\u200c vote in the same \u2063poll. If \u200bthis holds, and it \u200bshould, lights out for Biden. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/sq7oYHwPJS\">https:\/\/t.co\/sq7oYHwPJS<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Joe Concha (@JoeConchaTV) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JoeConchaTV\/status\/1705162697824756117?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 22, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><strong>Flashback: <\/strong>Trump was\u2063 once widely criticized for \u200crejecting unfavorable polls.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/edition.cnn.com\/2021\/07\/12\/politics\/donald-trump-polls-cpac-straw-poll\/index.html\">CNN<\/a>: &#8220;Donald Trump Just Accidentally \u2062Told the \u200bTruth About His View on\u200b Polls&#8221;:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>Exactly one week ago, I wrote these \u2062words: &#8220;If you listen to him long enough \u2013 no easy chore \u2013 \u2063Donald Trump will tell you all\u2063 his \u2062secrets.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Well, he\u2064 did it again.<\/p>\n<p>During his\u200c speech to the Conservative Political Action Conference\u2064 in Dallas, Texas, over the weekend, \u200dTrump\u200c let loose\u200c with this line explaining his strategy on polling:<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;If it\u2019s bad, I say\u2064 it\u2019s fake. If it\u2019s \u2064good, I say that\u2019s the most accurate poll ever.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Yup.\u200b That about captures it!<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p> <\/p>\n<h2> How should Democrats \u200capproach unfavorable poll results and\u200b declining support for Biden in order to improve their \u2062chances in the upcoming election<\/h2>\n<p><span>  Wsrc%5Etfw&#8221;>September 20, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The NBC News poll, conducted by Hart Research\u2062 Associates, showed that Biden is trailing Trump by a narrow margin in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/huge-sidney-powell-witness-whom-ny-times-described-as-always-the-smartest-person-in-the-room-concludes-hundreds-of-thousands-of-votes-transferred-from-trump-to-biden-in-all-battleground-states\/\" title=\"HUGE! Sidney Powell Witness Whom NY Times Described as \"Always the Smartest Person in the Room\" Concludes Hundreds of Thousands of Votes Transferred from Trump to Biden IN ALL BATTLEGROUND STATES\">key battleground states<\/a> where\u2064 the 2020 presidential election\u200c was \u2062closely contested. This further adds to the concerns raised by the Washington Post\/ABC\u200d News poll.<\/p>\n<p>However, it\u200b is important to note \u200dthat both polls were conducted several years before\u2063 the 2024 election, and \u2064a\u2063 lot can change in the political landscape between now\u200c and then. While\u200b polls can provide a snapshot of \u200dcurrent public opinion, they are not definitive predictors of future \u2063outcomes.<\/p>\n<p>Furthermore, it is not\u2063 uncommon for polls to produce conflicting results, and outliers can \u2063occur due \u200cto various \u2063factors, as\u200b noted by the\u2064 Washington Post. The \u200bunique \u2063question order\u2062 and the \u200bcomposition of Trump&#8217;s\u200b and Biden&#8217;s coalitions may have\u200d influenced the poll results, making it an inconsistent \u200drepresentation of voter sentiment.<\/p>\n<p>The skepticism expressed by\u2062 media outlets such as Politico,\u200d the New York\u200d Times, and Axios, as\u2064 well as the cautionary tweet from journalist Aaron Rupar, highlight the \u200cneed for a critical examination of the\u200c poll&#8217;s findings. Polls should be approached with caution, especially when they deviate significantly\u200b from previous trends or\u2062 common\u200b expectations.<\/p>\n<p>Despite the criticisms raised\u2062 by Democratic figures and\u200d media outlets, it cannot be ignored that Biden has been experiencing\u2063 declining approval ratings and \u2063facing challenges\u2062 in\u200b his presidency. The unfavorable polling for Biden, including the recent polls showing Trump with \u2063an advantage, highlights\u200c the importance of addressing concerns and taking voter\u200b sentiment seriously.<\/p>\n<p>While it \u200dmay be tempting for \u200bDemocrats to dismiss these \u200dpolls as outliers, \u2063it is crucial\u2062 for them to understand the underlying\u200c factors\u2063 contributing to \u200dthe declining support for Biden.\u200d Ignoring or discrediting unfavorable poll\u2062 results will not address\u200d the concerns of voters or improve \u200cBiden&#8217;s chances in the upcoming election.<\/p>\n<p>Ultimately, it \u2063is still\u200c too early to predict the outcome of \u200cthe \u20632024 election with certainty. Polls \u2064conducted years in advance should be seen as valuable indicators \u2064of public sentiment at a particular moment in time. As\u2062 the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/democrats-predict-rfk-jr-hearing-will-backfire-on-republicans-and-biden-primary-challenger\/\" title=\"Democrats anticipate that the hearing involving RFK Jr. will ultimately harm Republicans and the primary challenger to President Biden.\">political landscape\u200c continues<\/a>\u2064 to evolve,\u2062 it is\u2063 essential for both Democrats\u2063 and Republicans \u2062to closely monitor public opinion \u2062and adapt \u2064their strategies \u2064accordingly.<\/p>\n<p>Rather \u2062than rejecting polls\u200b outright, Democrats \u200cshould \u2062use \u200cthese findings as an opportunity \u200dfor reflection \u200cand self-assessment.\u200d By understanding\u200b the concerns and preferences of the electorate,\u2064 they can work towards addressing them \u200cand improving their\u200b chances in future elections.<\/p>\n<p>As the 2024 election \u2062draws nearer, \u200bthe focus\u200b should be on engaging with voters, developing strong policies,\u200d and putting forth compelling candidates. Polls, while informative, should not dictate the \u2062course\u200d of action. It is the responsibility of both parties to listen to the voices of the people \u200band work towards earning their trust and support.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Democrats dismissed a recent Washington Post\/ABC News poll revealing President Joe Biden trailing by double digits against former President Donald Trump in a general election face-off. The poll&#8217;s creators appeared to expect the criticism, releasing the results on Sunday. &#8220;This poll differs from others,&#8221; they acknowledged.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":309,"featured_media":2044370,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[544],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2044369","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-free-beacon"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2044369","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/309"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2044369"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2044369\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2044370"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2044369"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2044369"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2044369"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}