Former President Obama’s Senior Adviser David Axelrod commented on a recent Wall Street Journal poll that puts President Biden’s approval figures at a record low, saying it is “very, very dark” for his re-election campaign.
Axelrod made the comments during the “Hacks on Tap” podcast Saturday alongside political consultant Mike Murphy and former Obama White House press secretary Robert Gibbs.
The Wall Street Journal poll Axelrod was discussing has former President Trump leading Biden 47% to 43% in a hypothetical with two people on the ballot. Trump leads 37% to 31% in a hypothetical ballot with five independent candidates also listed.
Biden’s job approval only hit 37%, a new record low for the WSJ poll, and 61% of those who responded see the president’s overall image in a negative light.
POLL SHOWS BIDEN HITTING RECORD LOW APPROVALS, FALLING BEHIND AGAINST TRUMP IN 2024 MATCHUP
David Axelrod, former advisor to President Barack Obama. (Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images/File)
“Job approval down, ratings generally down, most of the comparatives with Trump not good,” Axelrod said on the podcast. “What I worry about, you guys, from a Biden standpoint, is these are the kinds of things you get when people are starting to rationalize their votes.”
“And they just put out another photo op with the Bidenomics sign next to him…it’s just unbelievable to me,” he added.
Former President Donald Trump speaks to a crowd of supporters at the Fort Dodge Senior High School in Iowa last month. (Jim Vondruska/Getty Images/File)
On most issues such as the economy, border security, and inflation, respondents to the poll sided with Trump. Only on the issue of abortion did Biden beat Trump.
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Current polls paint a grim picture of President Joe Biden’s re-election chances in 2024. (Brynn Anderson-Pool/Getty Images/File)
The Wall Street Journal poll surveyed 1,500 registered voters between Nov. 29 and Dec. 4, with a margin of error of +/- 2.5 percentage points.
Fox News Digital’s Michael Lee and Paul Steinhauser contributed to this report.