MSNBC pundits were at a loss Sunday over polls showing former President Donald Trump defeating Joe Biden in the 2024 general election.
MSNBC’s “Meet The Press” hosts analyzed the results of the latter NBC Poll showing Trump beating Biden by 46 to 44 percent.
“This is important because this is the first time in our polling history that former President Trump is beating President Biden, still within the margin of error, but still significant,” said host Kristen Welker.
NEW: Former President Trump beats President Biden within margin of error in final @NBCNews national opinion poll.@SteveKornacki: “It’s the first time in more than a dozen polls that we’ve seen a result like this.” pic.twitter.com/exf2cximAc
— Meet the Press (@MeetThePress) November 19, 2023
“It’s the first time in more than a dozen polls that we’ve seen a result like this,” MSNBC political correspondent Steve Kornacki agreed.
The MSNBC poll also showed Biden with the lowest approval ever at 40% as measured by an NBC poll.
NBC POLL: Biden’s approval rating is just 40% — the lowest Biden ‘has ever measured in our poll.’
Nearly two-thirds of independents say they disapprove of Biden. pic.twitter.com/Ad87mumv9Y
— RNC Research (@RNCResearch) November 19, 2023
CNN’s talking heads were also panicking about strong voter support for Trump, as evidenced by the latest New Hampshire primary.
“The main arguments we hear from candidates not named Trump are that he can’t win,” said a CNN correspondent, adding that Trump’s electability has risen from 51 percent in September to 57 percent now.
CNN can’t hide the truth.
President Trump has the best chance of winning in 2024, and it’s not even close. pic.twitter.com/OhfbyE4CQ7
— Civil Free Press (@CitizenFreePres) November 19, 2023