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
NBC News “Meet The Press” host Kristen Welker was stunned at new NBC polling on Fed. 5 that showed President Joe Biden trailing former President Donald Trump, who was found liable for rape and is charged with 91 felonies, by 22 points in handling the economy.
MSNBC analyst Steve Kornacki noted Biden’s economic approval rating was now 33% (helping the poor and middle class), while Trump (who cut taxes for the rich) had a 55% rating.
“Wow,” said Welker.
Kornacki added:
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. 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.
Sources: MeetThePress/Twitter, The Washington Post, The Washington Post)