CNN anchor Erin Burnett and data analyst Harry Enten responded to President Biden's rejection of polls showing him trailing Trump in several battleground states, saying he “loved” them four years ago when he led them.
“The polling data has always been wrong. You do a poll on CNN,” Biden told Burnett in an interview on CNN last week. “How many people do you have to call to get an answer?”
“He doesn't like polls,” Burnett said in response to Biden's comments. “Is he right or is it wishful thinking?”
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CNN anchor Erin Burnett and data analyst Harry Enten responded to President Biden downplaying polls showing him trailing Trump in many of the battleground states. (Getty Images)
“He loved the polls from four years ago when they showed him ahead,” Enten told Burnett. “These are the same polls now.”
But Enten argued that the polls could change dramatically until November.
“We still have six months until the election,” he said, citing polling data since 1972 that indicated “the average difference” between polls six months before the presidential election and the “final result” was “six points,” a gap significant. .
He also claimed that polls in battleground states showed historically significant errors.
“In the average battleground states, polls were down six points since 1972,” Enten said, referring to polls in battleground states. “In 2020, they were five points below.”
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Enten argued that the polls can change dramatically until November. (CNN)
“So, talking about 1 or 2 point leads in these battleground states, the polls could be showing one thing and then the other person can certainly win,” he added.
Biden's claims about his dominance in the polls against Trump come despite a series of recent polls that increasingly show the incumbent president may be facing an uphill battle in November.
Trump leads Biden in a head-to-head matchup in almost every case. battlefield statusincluding Arizona, Pennsylvania, Nevada, Georgia and Michigan, according to polls by The New York Times, Philadelphia Inquirer and Siena College.
Biden narrowly led Wisconsin in the poll.
The polls have spooked some high-ranking Democrats, including former Hillary Clinton adviser Philippe Reines.
“I'm not going to pretend these numbers are good, but… if the election were tomorrow, Joe Biden probably wouldn't win,” Reines said.
The Biden campaign did not respond to a request for comment from Fox News Digital.
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