Multiple democratic strategists have become very worried about the 2024 presidential matchup between President...CONTINUE READING
According to a further report, the party is “underestimating” Trump and noting that the Biden campaign is not showing enough “urgency” so far….CONTINUE READING
One strategist recently warned Democrats to “be very f—ing worried” about Trump’s chances in a rematch between him and Biden next year.
Both The Hill and The New York Times published pieces Wednesday featuring Democratic strategists warning that Trump is still formidable and Biden’s team doesn’t seem to be taking his re-election prospects seriously enough.
Democrats are getting a sinking feeling when it comes to Donald Trump: They can see him winning again,”
The Hill reported, noting that party strategists have this fear despite Trump’s various scandals and current legal troubles, including the civil trial that found the former president liable for sexual abuse and defamation on Tuesday.
The outlet spoke to one prominent Democratic strategist, who said, “There is a concern from a lot of people like me, for sure. There’s a disconnect between the consultant class of our party and the voters.”
Shredding Biden’s apparent re-election strategy, the strategist added, “They think they can just run a bunch of ads talking about how crazy Donald Trump is [and] that will be enough. That’s just not the case.”
The outlet then mentioned the other strategist who had a very straightforward warning for Democrats ahead of the potential matchup. “Be very f—ing worried,” they said.
The Hill pointed to recent polls that seemed to be bolstering these fears. It mentioned an ABC News/Washington Post poll from this week that “found Trump leading Biden by 6 points, 45 percent to 39 percent.”
The report noted that many Democrat operatives see this as an “outlier” and claim the polling data in “inconsistent,” though the report provided several other recent polls in response.
The outlet said, “A Harvard-Harris poll from late last month placed Trump ahead of Biden by 5 points, while another by the Wall Street Journal gave Biden a smaller 3-percent lead….CONTINUE READING
