Trump's Biden problem: People don’t hate him like they did Hillary
by W. James Antle III, Politics Editor |
| June 24, 2020 07:00 AM
Presumptive Democratic nominee Joe Biden may not be moving much, but he’s proving a tougher target for President Trump than his past political opponents.
Less than five months from the election, the Trump campaign team is still trying to find the right message to defeat Biden. The president has stuck with the “Sleepy Joe†nickname, though his campaign is as likely to go with “Hidin’ Biden,†to mock his low-key approach to the trail, or “Beijing Biden,†to paint the Democrat as soft on China. But none of these have defined the former vice president as effectively as “Crooked Hillary†Clinton, “Lyin’ Ted†Cruz, “Little Marco†Rubio, or “Low Energy Jeb†Bush, in part because Biden is better liked than most of these previous Trump foes.
A recent Fox News poll found that 53% of registered voters have a favorable impression of Biden, compared to 44% unfavorable. Other polls show higher unfavorable numbers for Biden, suggesting Trump campaign attacks are beginning to take their toll. But the RealClearPolitics national average still has his net favorability at -1.6%, while Trump’s stands at -14.3%. Biden’s numbers are also noticeably better than top congressional leaders of both parties, including Nancy Pelosi, Mitch McConnell, and Chuck Schumer.
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