# Why can't Biden get more traction from the economy? **URL:** \ **Category:** Politics & Elections\ **Created:** [May 18, 2024, 1:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-cant-biden-get-more-traction-from-the-economy/1001736 "2024-05-18T13:12:17Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 578
**Author:** ![bordelond](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bordelond/32/150_2.png) [@bordelond](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bordelond)\ **Post date:** [June 1, 2024, 7:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-cant-biden-get-more-traction-from-the-economy/1001736/578 "2024-06-01T19:15:40Z")
His poll numbers are fine. Neither candidate is “ahead in the polls”. > [@Polling is broken, right? Or is it the news? Or all of the US?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/polling-is-broken-right-or-is-it-the-news-or-all-of-the-us/993779/329): > > I believe that the commenter, Merrill – as opposed to proposing that others should mistrust the entire mainstream media – was instead picking a bone with the NYT’s Nate Cohn and the specific NYT/Siena polls (which have sampling problems as detailed upthread). Your linked article was an interesting read, especially regarding the “low trust” segment of the populace. I do take issue with the author using current polling numbers as the foundations of their arguments, however. That said … there do… --- _[View the full topic](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-cant-biden-get-more-traction-from-the-economy/1001736)._