CNN host Erin Burnett and data analyst Harry Enten reject polls showing President Biden trailing former President Donald Trump in several battleground states. By contrast, she said she “loved” President Biden when she led him four years ago.
“The polling data has been wrong all along. You're doing the polls on CNN,” Biden told Barnett in a CNN interview last week. “How many people do I have to call to get one response?”
“He doesn't like polls,” Burnett said in response to Biden's comments. “Is he right or is this just wishful thinking?”
Biden faces tough battle in key battleground states as Democratic lead in negative votes: polls
CNN host Erin Burnett and data analyst Harry Enten are downplaying polls showing President Biden trailing former President Donald Trump in many battleground states. reacted to. (Getty Images)
“He loved the vote four years ago when it showed in his favor,” Enten told Barnett. “These are the same polls we have now.”
But Enten insisted that the polls could change significantly by November.
He pointed out that according to public opinion poll data since 1972, there is a large “average difference'' of 6 points between opinion polls taken six months before the presidential election and the “final results,'' and “until the election. There's still six months left.” .
He also argued that polls in battleground states were historically flawed.
“In the average swing state, polls have been off by six points since 1972,” Enten said, referring to research on swing states. “In 2020, it was a five-point difference.”
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Enten argued that the polls could change significantly by November. (CNN)
“So in terms of talking about one or two point margins in these battleground states, the polls could be saying something and then the other side could definitely win,” he said. added.
Biden's claims about his lead over Trump in polls come despite a series of recent polls that increasingly show the incumbent president will face a tough fight in November. There is.
Trump leads Biden in head-to-head head-to-head races in nearly every battleground state, including Arizona, Pennsylvania, Nevada, Georgia and Michigan, according to a New York Times, Philadelphia Inquirer and Siena College poll. There is.
The poll showed Biden with a narrow lead in Wisconsin.
The poll surprised some Democratic Party officials, including Philip Lynes, a former senior adviser to Hillary Clinton.
“I'm not saying these numbers are good, but if the election were tomorrow, Joe Biden probably wouldn't win,” Lines said.
The Biden campaign did not respond to Fox News Digital's request for comment.
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