Midterm Elections 2022: Biden AVOIDS the Spotlight – as an Exit Poll Shows 73% of Voters Not Satisfied with the US
Biden AVOIDS the Election Day Spotlight – As Exit Poll Shows 73% Of Voters Angry Or Dissatisfied With The State Of The US: The President Lies Low In The White House To Do Radio Interviews And Make Phone Calls While He bracing for Democrat defeats
- The president, who has been campaigning for Democrats in states across the country in recent days, gave a radio interview to the DL Hughley Show
- The White House called for a lid at 11:25 a.m. meaning the media could go home as the president would no longer be seen in public on Tuesday
- In the afternoon, Biden made a series of phone calls with Democratic operatives
- On Monday, Biden rallied for Democrats in Maryland before briefly touring New York, Pennsylvania, California, Illinois, New Mexico and Florida over the past week.
President Biden chose to keep a low profile and refrain from public appearances to boost his party on Election Day, instead giving just one radio interview before retiring from the public eye by noon .
The president, who has been campaigning for Democrats in states across the country in recent days, gave a radio interview on the DL Hughley Show Tuesday morning. Biden used the radio hit to tout his administration’s achievements for black Americans.
The White House called for a lid at 11:25 a.m., meaning the media could go home because the president would no longer be seen in public on Tuesday.
In the afternoon, the White House said Biden called a virtual DNC phone bank to thank staff and volunteers. He then spoke individually by phone with Democratic Governors Association Chairman Roy Cooper, DCCC Chairman Sean Patrick Maloney, DSCC Chairman Gary Peters and DNC Senior Advisor Cedric Richmond. Maloney, DN.Y., faces his own tight re-election race today.
The president also spoke jointly with DNC Chairman Jaime Harrison and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi.
President Biden chose to keep a low profile and refrain from public appearances to boost his party on Election Day, instead giving just one radio interview before retiring from the public eye by noon .
On Monday night, Biden rallied for Democrats in Maryland, before spending brief stints in New York, Pennsylvania, California, Illinois, New Mexico and Florida over the past week.
Biden, who previously voted early in Delaware, told reporters Monday how he felt about the election: “I’m optimistic. But I’m always optimistic.’
He said he thinks Democrats can hold either chamber, but acknowledged the headwinds they face.
A CNN/Edison study exit poll found that 73 percent of Americans who left the voting booth were angry or dissatisfied with the state of affairs in the US, while 25 percent were enthusiastic or satisfied.
About 33 percent of voters cited inflation as their top concern, while 27 percent cited abortion. The rest were divided on crime, gun policy and immigration as their main concerns.
The president, who has been campaigning for Democrats in states across the country in recent days, gave a radio interview on the DL Hughley Show Tuesday morning
Georgia voters cast their ballot on Election Day
A quarter of the respondents were positive about the current economy, three quarters were negative, about 4 in 10 felt downright poor.
That’s much more pessimistic than the last midterm elections — in 2018 — when 68 percent of voters said the economy was good or excellent, and 2020, when 49 percent of respondents said the same.
Biden’s approval rating stands at 45 percent, according to exit polls, nearly identical to Donald Trump’s during the 2018 midterm elections, when Republicans lost control of the House but increased their Senate majority by two seats. But voters are twice as likely to strongly disapprove of Biden this time around as they were in 2018.