{"id":2284935,"date":"2024-06-27T21:21:01","date_gmt":"2024-06-28T01:21:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-will-lose-debate-if-he-focuses-on-his-record-former-obama-adviser-says-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-06-27T21:22:52","modified_gmt":"2024-06-28T01:22:52","slug":"biden-will-lose-debate-if-he-focuses-on-his-record-former-obama-adviser-says-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-will-lose-debate-if-he-focuses-on-his-record-former-obama-adviser-says-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Biden will lose debate if he focuses on his record, former Obama adviser says &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">34<\/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%2Fbiden-will-lose-debate-if-he-focuses-on-his-record-former-obama-adviser-says-washington-examiner%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=2284935&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, \u2064a former advisor to President Obama, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-energy-secretary-pick-called-out-by-republicans-for-democrats-awful-record-on-green-jobs-video\/\" title=\"Biden Energy Secretary Pick Called Out By Republicans For Democrats\u2019 Awful Record On \u2018Green Jobs\u2019 (VIDEO)\">expressed concerns<\/a> about President Joe Biden&#8217;s approach to\u2062 the upcoming\u2063 presidential\u200b debate \u2062against former President Donald Trump. According\u2062 to Axelrod, \u200cBiden&#8217;s focus\u200d on recounting his own \u200brecord during the debate might lead to \u2062his defeat. Axelrod shared\u2062 his thoughts \u2062during an appearance on CNN, emphasizing the strategic importance of the debate&#8217;s content for Biden.  <\/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_79\">\n<p>Former Obama adviser <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/david-axelrod\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">David Axelrod<\/a> believes that if President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/joe-biden\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Joe Biden<\/a> spends the whole debate talking about his own record, he will lose it.<\/p>\n<p>Axelrod, appearing on CNN before the network hosts the presidential debate between Biden and former President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Donald Trump<\/a>, issued the warning about the president\u2019s strategy.<\/p>\n<blockquote data-media-max-width=\"560\">\n<div lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">\n<p>Former Obama Advisor David Axelrod: If Biden spends the whole debate talking about his record, &#8220;he will lose this debate, and he may lose this election.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>CNN Panel: \ud83e\udd97\ud83e\udd97\ud83e\udd97 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/UJOAKShZAx\">pic.twitter.com\/UJOAKShZAx<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u2014 Trump War Room (@TrumpWarRoom) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TrumpWarRoom\/status\/1806473546660782250?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 27, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>\u201cI actually admire the president\u2019s record, but if he spends the whole night extolling his own record and doesn\u2019t take the case to Trump, he will lose this debate, and he may lose this election,\u201d Axelrod said on CNN on Thursday.<\/p>\n<p>Axelrod has been critical of Biden\u2019s approach to messaging, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/presidential\/2998278\/obama-strategist-warns-mistake-could-cost-biden-white-house\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"saying\">saying<\/a> last month that the president \u201cshould lead with empathy\u201d on economic matters rather than constantly touting the economy as being strong.<\/p>\n<p>Biden has <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/republican-flips-iowa-state-house-seat-held-by-democrats-for-decades\/\" title=\"Republican Flips Iowa State House Seat Held By Democrats For Decades\">low approval ratings<\/a>, with the <em>Real Clear Politics<\/em> polling average <a href=\"https:\/\/www.realclearpolling.com\/polls\/approval\/joe-biden\/approval-rating\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"showing\">showing<\/a> he has a net 16.7% disapproval rating on his job performance as president. Biden and Trump have similar negative favorability ratings.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">CLICK HERE TO READ MORE FROM THE WASHINGTON EXAMINER<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The debate on Thursday is a rematch of the two <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/campaign-2024-an-early-look-at-the-possible-republican-contenders\/\" title=\"Campaign 2024: An Early Look At The Possible Republican Contenders\">presidential debates<\/a> from 2020, with both men seeking a second term in the White House in November.<\/p>\n<p>Entering the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/desantis-launches-digital-ads-after-accepting-debate-with-newsom\/\" title=\"DeSantis accepts Newsom's debate challenge, launches digital ads.\">highly anticipated showdown<\/a>, Trump <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/presidential\/3058161\/trump-leads-biden-georgia-before-debate-poll\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>holds leads<\/a> over Biden in most polls nationally and in the swing states. The debate begins at 9 p.m. Eastern and will be aired by multiple cable and television networks.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Former Obama adviser David Axelrod warned on CNN that President Joe Biden could lose the upcoming debate with Donald Trump if he focuses solely on his own record. 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