Hello friends!
As you’ve probably heard or seen on social media or in the news, President Biden has had a killer week. Certainly his best in probably a year.
Biden’s State of the Union address last week was off-the-charts strong for him.
Forbes: Ratings Soar For Biden’s State Of The Union—More Than 32 Million Watched
CNN: CNN Poll: More than 6 in 10 SOTU viewers had a positive reaction to Biden’s State of the Union.
And a ton of people watched it. More than 30 million people, which was, by the way, almost 5 million more viewers than last year.
Just as importantly, Biden raised a lot of money off of it. (Biden raises $10 million in 24 hours after his State of the Union speech | Reuters.)
You can probably sense yourself that the momentum is growing for Biden. And you’ll start seeing that more and more in poll numbers.
Just this month alone, in fact, President Biden and Vice President Harris are set to travel to every battleground state in March as part of his reelection campaign's effort.
Meanwhile Trump hasn’t even picked his VP yet. And rising star Alabama Senator Katie Britt, who was selected to give the State of the Union response, completely bombed in her efforts.
Even before the truth came out about her speech, the strongest allegation of which happened in 2004 in Mexico and had nothing to do with Biden (Sen. Katie Britt accused of misleading statement), Republicans were not happy.
So, in the coming weeks, while Trump and the GOP faces a financial deficit, and while they do this (RNC Layoffs: More Than 60 Staffers Fired After Tump Takeover), here’s what Biden and company will do.
Biden campaign launches $30M ad onslaught - POLITICO
And it won’t just be Biden.
Republican Voters Against Trump Plans $50 Million Ad
And I think you’ll start seeing more Dems who weren’t happy that Biden’s running again start to come home.
Most notable among this group is Ezra Klein. He’s already flip-flopped and decided to back Biden after saying someone else should run just a few weeks ago.
NYT columnist calls Biden SOTU speech a ‘comeback’ after saying he should not run
From the story:
New York Times columnist Ezra Klein walked back his previous demands for President Biden not to run for reelection, calling his State of the Union speech a “comeback” for his electoral hopes on Sunday.
“If the Joe Biden who showed up to deliver the State of the Union address last week is the Joe Biden who shows up for the rest of the campaign, you’re not going to have any more of those weak-kneed pundits suggesting he’s not up to running for re-election,” Klein wrote, referring to himself. “Here’s hoping he does.”
Citing his age and controversial response to the Israel-Hamas war, Klein previously said Biden should step aside and let a younger Democrat lead the party’s 2024 ticket, given poor polling numbers. But after Thursday, his tune changed, with Klein encouraging the Biden campaign to double down on one of the president’s points from his State of the Union speech: “The greatest comeback story never told.”
“Biden’s refrain of the American comeback is a sharp one,” Klein wrote. “It does two things simultaneously. It reminds voters that there is something America is coming back from — namely, the dislocations of the pandemic, and the wild, erratic management style that Trump brought to it — and it lets Biden point to progress without declaring victory.”
“It’s the right message for an incumbent: There are good things happening,” he continued. “Let’s keep going.”
Look for Biden’s lead to grow as more people start to pay attention.
And as people realize that Trump is on the wrong side of abortion and IVF.
Poll: 61% of voters disapprove of Supreme Court decision overturning Roe
Frozen embryos shouldn't be considered people, two-thirds of Americans say
It will probably be a long year, but my view remains unchanged.
As I’ve been saying for a long time, Trump is going to lose. And he might even lose badly. Links:
Nov. 3, 2023: Trump and the GOP are in real trouble, whether they know it or not
Sep 23, 2023: It's not Dems who should be worried
May 1, 2023: Two big clues on why the GOP will lose the presidency in 2024
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Who was/ is Biden’s opponent in the Democrat primary race, anyway? I don’t recall. I kept hearing about Nikki Haley against Trump of the republicans on the news all the time! 🥱