State of the Union Countdown

President Joe Biden will address the nation tomorrow night. What will he say? And what will Americans hear?

President Joe Biden talks on the phone, on Wednesday, February 14, 2024, in the Oval Office of the White House. (Official White House Photo by Adam Schultz)

Heading into Thursday’s State of the Union address, the Biden reelection campaign is already having a very challenging week.

President Biden’s polling is perhaps the foremost of these challenges. The darkening polling picture for the incumbent president stands as follows:

Wall Street Journal:

National Race: Donald Trump 47; Joe Biden 45

Right Direction/Wrong Direction: 21%/69%

Biden Job Approval: 38%

Generic Ballot: Republican 46, Democrat 42

FOX News:

National Race: Donald Trump 49; Joe Biden 47

Biden Job Approval: 42%

New York Times:

National Race: Donald Trump 48; Joe Biden 44

Right Direction/Wrong Direction: 25%/65%

Biden Job Approval: 38%

A recent New York Times/Sienna poll was particularly brutal for a president hoping for reelection in a few months.

“Voters Doubt Biden’s Leadership and Favor Trump, Times/Siena Poll Finds,” blared the New York Times.