In a recent “Meet The Press” segment, NBC News’ Kristen Welker and Steve Kornacki discussed surprising polling results for a potential 2024 election between President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump.
The polls showed Trump leading Biden by five points, a significant shift from previous polls where Biden had been ahead.
Biden’s approval rating was at 37%, the lowest since George W. Bush’s second term, while Trump led in confidence for handling the U.S. economy with 55% compared to Biden’s 33%.
WATCH: President Biden trails former President Trump by 22 points on handling of the economy in the latest NBC News national poll, says @SteveKornacki.@kwelkernbc: "The economy is so striking because jobs are up, inflation is down. Voters aren't giving [Biden] credit for that." pic.twitter.com/KzyB7S4rzR
— Meet the Press (@MeetThePress) February 4, 2024
“Some truly stunning numbers,” Welker said.
“They really are,” Kornacki said.
“When you ask folks, ‘Hey, if it’s the general election and it’s Trump versus Biden,’ in our poll, Donald Trump now leads Joe Biden by five points. Compare that to the last time we pulled back in November. Trump was ahead then, but it was only by two points.”
“It’s even more significant when you look at it this way,” he said.
“Over time, we have been testing for five years now, going back to 201—a Biden-Trump match-up. Remember 2019, 2020 Joe Biden led. He led big in every single one of our polls. For the first time in November, Donald Trump pulled ahead in our poll. And now, at five points, this is the biggest lead NBC has ever had in 16 polls for Donald Trump over Joe Biden.”
It’s “the lowest approval rating since former President George W. Bush’s second term,” Welker said.
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