Senior Biden adviser Gene Sperling was grilled on Wednesday after a recent poll indicated that many swing states are souring on Bidenomics. A Bloomberg News/Morning Consult poll released Wednesday indicated Biden is ahead in only one of the seven swing states that may decide the 2024 presidential election, as pessimism about the economy continues to grow.
Well, that’s not what it represents,' Sperling began as he pushed back against Cranny's description. 'And look, I understand this is your poll, you're gonna promote it, but I think overall, there’s been lots of evidence that people are starting to appreciate more of the positive things in this economy.' 'If you look at consumer sentiment, for example, current expectations, consumer sentiment is significantly higher, over 25% higher, than it was in November.
Sperling argued that in recent elections, when voters actually had an opportunity to 'register their unhappiness' in 2022 and 2023, they instead 'voted positively' in favor of Biden’s leadership. 'So if you want to talk about what matters most, when people have gone to the polls, they have not registered some opposition to the president,' Sperling said. 'In fact, this is a period where people will be paying more attention to who is actually fighting for them.