CNN’s data expert Harry Enten shredded President Biden’s theory that he could have beaten Trump if he stayed in the 2024 electoral race, citing numerous polls.
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CNNseniorpoliticaldatareporterHarryEntenevisceratedPresidentBiden’srecentclaimthathecouldhavewonre-electionifhehadstayedinthe2024race.
AfterPresident-electTrump’sresoundingvictoryinNovember,manyDemocratshavebeenofferingtheoriesaboutwhatcouldhavebeendonedifferentlyandBidenisnoexception.
WhenaskedinaUSATodayinterviewthisweekifhewouldhavewonhadhenotdroppedoutonJuly21,Bidenreplied,“It’spresumptuoustosaythat,butIthinkyes.”USATodaysummarizedthathecontinuedby“addinghebasedthatviewonpollinghehadreviewed.”
Enten,however,saidBiden’sclaimswerenonsense.
“Basedonthepollingdata,IcategorizeBiden’sstatementthathecouldhavebeatenTrumpas‘flatoutbonkers,’”hewroteinaWednesdayXpost.“BidenwaswellbehindTrumpwhenhedroppedout.Bidenneverledinallof2024.Andnoincumbentpresidentwhowasanywhereneara
