Former Obama adviser David Axelrod says it's time for team Biden to sound the alarm.
Axelrod said a recent Wall Street Journal poll showing President Biden's approval rating hitting a new low is “very, very dark” for Biden's reelection campaign.
“You know, job approval down, ratings generally down, most of the comparatives with [former President] Trump … not good,” Axelrod said on the podcast “Hacks on Tap.”
About 37 percent of respondents in the Journal poll said they approve of the job Biden is doing as president, while 61 percent of respondents had an unfavorable view.
In a hypothetical match-up between Biden and Trump, the President trailed the former president by 4 points, with 47 percent of respondents saying they would vote for Trump and 43 percent choosing Biden.
“You know what I worry about … from a Biden standpoint is there are the kinds of things you get when people are starting to rationalize their votes — ‘Oh look, they're ready to fire Biden, that's a problem,'” Axelrod said. “And they just put out another photo op with the Bidenomics sign next to him … it's just unbelievable to me.”
“It is time to start drawing this choice because I think a lot of us think through these polls, we see whether it's Michigan or The Wall Street Journal and you think to yourself, ‘Okay, people just haven't made the turn yet to making the choice,'” Gibbs said. “These are still the ‘Biden is bad … let's fire Biden' polls, that's what [Nikki] Haley's up … and Trump's up this …'”
Axelrod argued the Biden campaign is “way behind” and the campaign's divided attentions between the election and the White House “have hurt them.”
The former senior Obama adviser has criticized Biden's reelection campaign before. Last month, Axelrod questioned if it is “wise” for Biden to seek another term in the White House. (RELATED: After Brutal Poll, Top Obama Advisor Suggests Biden Drop Out Of Race)
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