President Biden’s reelection campaign on Wednesday highlighted tight polling against former President Trump in an all-staff memo obtained by The Hill as the team grapples with ongoing fallout from last week’s debate between the two.
The memo from campaign manager Julie Chavez Rodriguez and campaign chair Jen O’Malley Dillon said that a call later on Wednesday would “Help Everyone Understand the Full Picture on the President’s Support.”
It outlined that they are expecting “lots of chatter and analysis” around polls coming out on Wednesday but that its “internal battleground toplines from last night show a steady race.” It estimated that Biden is behind Trump by 1 point and within the margin of error.
Internal polling included in the memo showed Biden and Trump tied 43 percent to 43 percent pre-debate, Biden still tied with Trump 43 to 43 on Friday through Sunday and Biden behind Trump 43 to 42 on Monday and Tuesday.
The memo argued that other surveys have showed the race within the margin of error, including a new CBS one with Biden polling at 48 percent and Trump at 51 percent in battleground states.
It noted that a new, highly anticipated survey is expected from The New York Times/ Siena College “which is likely to show a slightly larger swing in the race,” asking staff to keep in mind that the New York Times polling is “often a polling outlier.”
The memo noted that the call later on Wednesday would also be used to “Amplify the President’s Engagements and our Grassroots Energy.” It noted that Biden is holding a Medal of Honor ceremony on Wednesday, as well as talking with Democratic governors, and that a presidential interview with ABC News will drop later this week.
The Biden campaign is grappling with the aftermath of the president’s dismal debate performance on Thursday, which has led to calls from some Democrats for him to step aside.
Biden on Tuesday, while speaking at a fundraiser in Virginia, acknowledged the bad debate and blamed foreign travel.
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