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President Biden is bragging about beating Trump in recent national polls
April 24, 2024, published at 2:00 PM ET
President Joe Biden bragged about hitting Donald Trump in recent polls, RadarOnline.com has learned.
On Thursday, the Democrat spoke enthusiastically about campaign efforts ahead of the November election, stating, “The momentum is in our favor.”
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While Trump was in New York City his first criminal caseBiden addressed the crowd in Tampa, Florida, where he spoke about reproductive rights and condemned the Sunshine State’s controversial six-week abortion ban.
During a stop at the Hillsborough Community College Dale Mabry Campus, Biden shifted his focus from policy issues to uplifting ones his re-election campaign.
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“I think – you know, whether the press thinks I’m good, bad or indifferent, I think they recognize that less than the truth comes out of other people’s mouths,” Biden said from Trump.
“And you know, you wouldn’t know it from what you read and hear, but you know, we’re in quite a situation. good form in the polls.”
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“The — and I know you’re all activists, so that’s why I’m making the effort to tell you this: The polls don’t win elections,” Biden noted, prompting cheers from the crowd.
“But in the last 23 national polls, I was ahead in 10 of them, Trump was ahead in 8, and we were tied in 5. More importantly, the momentum is clearly in our favor — our favor.”
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Biden continued to highlight big wins in key national polls: “For example, we are up eight points in the latest Marquette poll and seven points in the Echelon poll. And according to the Marist poll, we are now three points higher nationally.”
“The point I want to make is that people are starting to listen,” the 81-year-old president added. “This is a time when people are starting to focus and listen. They have general impressions so far, but now they are… they are listening. And they’re starting to listen.’
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Biden looked for his notes as he spoke about it campaign efforts in progress.
“And so, these campaigns: how many offices have we opened now in total?” Biden asked, prompting a nearby aide to shout, “One hundred and thirty-three.”
After reiterating that his campaign has 133 offices focused on securing another four years in the White House, Biden noted that efforts are underway in the state: “And here in Florida we’re opening coordinated offices, we’re hiring and we also recruit volunteers. ”
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Biden ended the portion of his speech on a high note.
“But you know, I know we can do this, but I’ve never been more optimistic,” the president said. “I know, I’ve been saying this for a long time: I’ve never been more optimistic about America than I am right now.”