'Not Great History for Biden': CNN Analyst Shares Why Joe Needed to Push for Debate [Watch]

CNN analyst Harry Enten says that President Biden may have been forced to debate earlier because history isn’t kind to incumbents who are polling poorly heading into the first debate.

“I think he wants to sort of upset the apple cart here because incumbents trailing going into the first debate, look at this. Jerry Ford in 1976, Jimmy Carter in ’80 George H.W. Bush in 1992, and Donald Trump, of course, in 2020. What do all four of these have in common besides being good-looking men? They all lost reelection,” Enten said. “So Joe Biden is trying to say, wait a minute, I look at this history, I don’t like this history, I want to change it up a little bit. Maybe if I can get the debates going earlier, maybe if I have a good debate all of a sudden I can change the polling, because at this point, Joe Biden needs something to change. Because if it doesn’t, he’s going to end up like these four men on the screen.”

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Four incumbent presidents have trailed going into the first presidential debate in the average of polls. All four lost that November. Not great history for Biden.

Probably a big reason he wants the debate earlier. Try and change the dynamic as early as possible & upset history. pic.twitter.com/JJuSGCdO9B

— (((Harry Enten))) (@ForecasterEnten) May 16, 2024