WELL, YES: Some Democrats worry Biden’s team is ignoring political warning signs.
This is from the American Left’s unofficial mouthpiece, the Washington Post:
“I am concerned,” Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) said in an interview. “I was concerned before these numbers. I am concerned by the inexplicable credibility that Donald Trump seems to have despite all of the indictments, the lies, the incredible wrongdoing.”
New York Times-Siena College polls found Biden trailing Trump in five of the six most competitive battleground states: Trump led Biden by 10 percentage points in Nevada, six in Georgia, five in Arizona and Michigan and four in Pennsylvania. Biden led Trump by two in Wisconsin. In 2020, Biden defeated Trump in all six of those states, though generally by very narrow margins.
Of particular concern to Biden allies are indications that his support among Black voters, who were critical to his victory in 2020, may be softening.
“People fundamentally misunderstood what Black voters said in 2020,” said Cliff Albright, co-founder of the Black Voters Matter Fund. “The depth of support was never there. The enthusiasm was never there for Biden. We were very pragmatic. We knew he was the best chance to beat Trump.”
If a president is going to lead through times of turmoil — particularly turmoil he brought on himself — it helps immensely to have a wellspring of popular support. Biden was never more than “Not Trump,” even to Democrats, with support “a mile wide and an inch deep.”
If that.
Previously: The Wheels Are Coming Off the Biden Administration.
And: The Man Who Helped Make Obama Now Wants to Unmake Biden.