S10 EP184: Hour 2 - How Bad Is It? It’s Really Bad for Democrats
The Erick Erickson Show
Erick Erickson
4.5 • 874 Ratings
🗓️ 1 November 2021
⏱️ 40 minutes
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| 0:00.0 | Hello and welcome. It is Eric Erickson here. It is my show and you are welcome to call in if you like. The full number is 877-9-97-9-7-9-7-3-7-4-25. Well, this isn't comedy hour. The show is not a comedy show, but we all need a laugh, I think. |
| 0:25.5 | And part of that laugh has to come from Meet the Press. |
| 0:31.7 | And the polling that Chuck Todd had to announce to his viewers, and you should know, this is important. |
| 0:45.2 | You should know, and I'm not making this up, Chuck Todd was attacked by progressives for doing this. |
| 0:53.6 | Chuck Todd was attacked by progressives for doing this. |
| 1:02.5 | Chuck Todd was attacked by progressives merely for reading NBC News polling. |
| 1:08.0 | That's how bad the polling is for Joe Biden and the Democrats. It is spectacularly bad polling from NBC News, a poll that leans to the Democrats. |
| 1:18.0 | We have a brand new NBC News poll out this morning. That's filled with some scary news for the Democrats. |
| 1:23.6 | The overarching message, Americans have lost their confidence in President Biden and their optimism for the country. |
| 1:29.2 | At least they have right now. Just 22% of adults say we're headed in the right direction. |
| 1:34.1 | A shocking 71% say we're on the wrong track, and that includes a near majority of Democrats who are saying that. |
| 1:41.3 | President Biden's approval rating stands at a dismal 42% versus 54% who disapproved. |
| 1:46.0 | Believe it or not, just two months ago, Mr. Biden was in positive territory. |
| 1:49.0 | 49% approving, 48% disapproving. So what's pulling down the president's numbers? |
| 1:54.0 | Well, look at this set of numbers. Just 37% say he has the ability right now to handle a crisis versus nearly a majority who say he does not. |
| 2:01.9 | 37% also say he's competent and effective as president. |
| 2:06.0 | 50% disagree with that description. |
| 2:08.6 | What's more Republicans, believe it or not, have double-digit leads in dealing with border security, |
| 2:13.4 | inflation, crime, national security, the economy, and shockingly on getting things done. |
| 2:22.3 | Shockingly on getting things done. |
| 2:26.1 | Now, we need to focus on that last little bit because this is kind of the we have a brand new |
| 2:35.8 | there we got to freeze the screen here let me give you these numbers for those who |
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