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In a recent “Pod Save America” episode, former Obama staffers Jon Favreau and Tommy Vietor openly criticized Joe Biden’s 2024 campaign, calling his decision to run again a “catastrophic mistake.”
Favreau noted that Biden’s team dismissed his unpopularity and public frustration with inflation, insisting it was “the greatest economy ever.”
“And he and his inner circle—they refused to believe the polls. They refused to believe he was unpopular. They refused to acknowledge until very late that anyone could be upset about inflation, and they just kept telling us that his presidency was historic and it was the greatest economy ever.”
“Clearly, 70, 80% of voters don’t believe that,” Favreau continued. “They don’t believe that about their own personal financial situation, but they just keep telling us that. And then after the debate, the Biden people told us that the polls were fine, and Biden was still the strongest candidate. They were privately telling reporters at the time that Kamala Harris couldn’t win.”
But the Biden team’s internal polling reportedly told a different story, showing Trump poised to win 400 electoral votes—a detail kept quiet while Biden’s camp pushed the narrative that he was the stronger candidate.
