CNN’s Jim Acosta faced opposition from an expert while attempting to promote President Joe Biden’s narrative on the economy.
During a Monday interview, prominent Democrat pollster Stanley Greenberg presented compelling evidence to counter Acosta’s claims.
Greenberg, who co-founded a renowned polling group alongside Democrat strategist James Carville, conducted a survey last month. The survey involved 2,500 voters from battleground states and congressional districts.
In response to the survey results, Greenberg expressed his concern to the New York Times, describing them as “grim.”
Furthermore, Greenberg emphasized that these results could spell trouble for Biden and the Democrats. Surprisingly, the survey revealed that traditionally Democratic-leaning voter groups, such as blacks, Hispanics, Asians, the LGBTQ community, Gen Z, Millennials, unmarried individuals, and college women, gave President Donald Trump higher approval ratings than Biden.
During his appearance on CNN, Greenberg elaborated on three key factors that he believes are contributing to negative voter sentiment among voters. These factors include the economy, mass migration, and politicians’ lack of action regarding profiteering.
In an attempt to defend the Democrats, Acosta challenged Greenberg’s assertions.
The CNN host echoed the Biden administration’s talking points on the economy.
The narrative asserts that the economy is flourishing and any economic challenges solely lie with Trump. If you hold a different viewpoint, it is either due to a lack of comprehension regarding “Bidenomics” or because you have yet to experience the consequences, as emphasized by the White House.
“Inflation is cooling,” Acosta said.
“I mean, if you look at gas prices, they’re going down.
“People aren’t feeling that enough just yet.”
However, Greenberg brought receipts and immediately pushed back.
“It’s a bubble. It’s a bubble,” he said.
“Look, what I have discovered in doing my polling in Europe and the U.K. and here — what matters is how many months people have been struggling to deal with inflation.
“And each month they get madder and madder about it as long as their wages are trailing prices.”
Acosta countered by stating that individuals who do not subscribe to the Biden narrative are merely “grumpy.”
Equipped with factual information, Greenberg persisted in elucidating why this assertion is unfounded.
“Look, get out of the bubble,” he told Acosta.
“[Inflation is] 3% higher than it was when Biden came in.
“In the last six months, there has been a decline in disposable income,” Greenberg explained
“So the context is you have to start there.
“Inflation is like 30 points higher than the next problem.”
“What the president currently doing is his tweets always start with, ‘We’re making progress,’ and then he mentions prices,” he continued.
“If you look at his ads aimed at black voters, it’s mainly trying to convince them they’re doing a good job.
“But that’s not where they are.
“They are losing ground every month, and anger about it [grows].”
