{"id":2241103,"date":"2024-05-09T16:22:02","date_gmt":"2024-05-09T20:22:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ex-obama-strategist-warns-of-terrible-mistake-that-could-cost-biden-the-white-house\/"},"modified":"2024-05-09T16:24:05","modified_gmt":"2024-05-09T20:24:05","slug":"ex-obama-strategist-warns-of-terrible-mistake-that-could-cost-biden-the-white-house","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ex-obama-strategist-warns-of-terrible-mistake-that-could-cost-biden-the-white-house\/","title":{"rendered":"Former Obama strategist cautions against critical error that may jeopardize Biden&#8217;s presidency"},"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%2Fex-obama-strategist-warns-of-terrible-mistake-that-could-cost-biden-the-white-house%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=2241103&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--><p>David Axelrod, \u2063a Democratic \u200dstrategist under Obama, criticized \u200bBiden&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/top-biden-pollster-warns-most-americans-are-pissed-says-democrats-are-facing-really-sour-environment\/\" title=\"Top Biden Pollster Warns \u2018Most Americans Are Pissed,\u2019 Says Democrats Are Facing \u2018Really Sour Environment\u2019\">economic messaging<\/a>, advising him to prioritize affordability over boasting \u2063about the economy strength. Axelrod warns that Biden&#8217;s failure to lead with \u2064empathy could jeopardize his presidency. Axelrod&#8217;s insights were shared in\u2063 a recent CNN interview. David Axelrod, a \u200dDemocratic strategist who served under Obama,\u200c has raised concerns about Biden&#8217;s economic\u200d messaging \u200dstrategy. Axelrod suggests that Biden \u2062should \u2062focus on\u2062 addressing \u200daffordability issues rather than emphasizing economic strength. He warns that Biden&#8217;s lack \u2062of empathy could pose a threat to\u2064 his \u200dpresidency. These insights were shared \u2062during a recent\u2062 CNN interview.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<div data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_78\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/david-axelrod\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>David Axelrod<\/a>, a Democratic strategist who worked in former President Barack <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/barack-obama\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Obama\u2019s<\/a> administration, slammed President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/joe-biden\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Joe Biden<\/a> on his economic messaging in a CNN interview Wednesday.<\/p>\n<p>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 \u201cshould lead with empathy,\u201d or his \u201cpride\u201d could cost him the White House.<\/p>\n<figure>\n<div>\n<p data-video_id=\"9ZYwcfHzRbs\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Axelrod explains why he thinks Biden\u2019s pride could lose him the presidential race\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/9ZYwcfHzRbs?feature=oembed&#038;enablejsapi=1\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>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.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/somehow-57-of-new-yorkers-still-approve-of-andrew-cuomos-performance-are-we-missing-something\/\" title=\"Somehow, 57% Of New Yorkers Still Approve Of Andrew Cuomo\u2019s Performance. Are We Missing Something?\">polling data<\/a> has been wrong all along,\u201d Biden said. \u201cYou guys do a poll at CNN, how many folks do you have to call to get one response? The idea that we\u2019re in a situation where things are so bad \u2026 when I started this administration, people were saying there\u2019s going to be a collapse in the economy. We have the strongest economy in the world. Let me say that again: in the world.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Axelrod agreed that the economy is strong, but Biden\u2019s avoidance of showing empathy for those <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gabriella-hoffman-high-esg-scores-foreshadow-economic-decline\/\" title=\"Gabriella Hoffman: High ESG Scores Foreshadow Economic Decline\">experiencing economic turmoil<\/a> is \u201ca terrible mistake.\u201d Scott Jennings, a former Republican political director and CNN panelist, agreed with Axelrod and called Biden\u2019s messaging \u201cincredibly weak.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>A recent Gallup poll showed that 46% of people have a \u201cgreat deal\u201d or \u201cfair amount\u201d of confidence in Trump on the economy against 38% for Biden, <a href=\"https:\/\/thehill.com\/homenews\/administration\/4646007-voter-confidence-biden-economic-decision-making-near-record-low-gallup\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>one of<\/a> the lowest marks for a sitting president.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title><strong>CLICK HERE TO READ MORE FROM THE WASHINGTON EXAMINER<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Axelrod worked in the Obama administration from 2009 to 2011 as a senior adviser and performed as a chief strategist for Obama\u2019s campaigns. He works for CNN as a political commentator.<\/p>\n<p>Biden has begun to <a href=\"https:\/\/projects.fivethirtyeight.com\/polls\/president-general\/2024\/national\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>close<\/a> a small average national polling gap in recent days, reducing a 1.1-point Trump lead on Sunday to 0.6 points on Thursday.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>David Axelrod, a Democratic strategist from the Obama era, criticized President Biden&#8217;s economic messaging on CNN. Axelrod believes Biden should focus on addressing affordability issues instead of emphasizing economic strength. 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