The Washington Post editorial board warned President Biden not to "squander his biggest televised audience of the year" during next week's State of the Union address. (Chris Kleponis/CNP/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
Prompting Biden to resonate with more viewers and listeners, the editorial board insisted the president must "rethink an exhausted format, step up to the bully pulpit and make a case less for himself than for his worldview" as he addresses a joint session of Congress on March 7.
"He needs to push back on the self-defeating isolationism, nativism and protectionism of the ‘America First’ movement, whose ideas are as dangerous now as when they were previously tried, and failed, in the 1930s," the editorial board wrote.
Several national polls in recent weeks suggest that Biden is suffering from an enthusiasm gap when it comes to how excited voters are to support him in November.
A Monmouth University poll conducted last month showed that only 32% of registered voters feel at least somewhat enthusiastic about Biden’s candidacy, and that number stands at just 62% among Democrats.
The same number of registered voters, 32%, say they are at least somewhat confident in Biden’s physical and mental ability to be president. The same poll shows that confidence in Biden’s abilities among Democrats has dropped significantly to 72% after standing at 91% in 2020.
The Monmouth poll also shows Biden with a meager 39% approval rating and that he is under water on several issues with voters, including jobs, immigration and foreign policy.
BIDEN APPROVAL PLUMMETS TO NEAR CARTER LEVEL: GALLUP
President Biden signs an executive order with Vice President Kamala Harris on October 30, 2023. (Al Drago/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
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Hitt also pointed to Biden winning "more votes in NH as a write in candidate than Obama did in ‘12" and highlighted that Obama was on the ballot, and Biden wasn't.
"January was our best grassroots fundraising month ever, we doubled the number of small-dollar donors from December," Hitt added. "We brought in over $1M in donations following President Biden’s speech marking the anniversary of the January 6th insurrection."
Fox News' Andrew Mark Miller contributed to this report.
Kyle Morris covers politics for Fox News. Story tips can be sent via email and on X: @RealKyleMorris.
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