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Joe Biden Repeatedly Denies Reality In Primetime ABC Interview

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In an interview meant to dissuade Democratic panic, President Joe Biden appeared to be in complete denial that his campaign is in a tailspin.

Biden sat down with ABC News’ George Stephanopoulos for a pre-recorded interview which aired Friday to reassure voters that he is mentally and physically capable of being president. While insisting that his debate performance was just a “bad night,” the president went on to deny that he is trailing in polls and that his approval rating is historically poor for an incumbent seeking reelection.

“Do you really believe that you’re not behind right now?” Stephanopoulos asked the president.

“All the pollsters I talk to tell me its a toss up, its a toss up. And when I’m behind, there’s only one poll that I’m really far behind, CBS poll and NBC – I mean, excuse me, and uh…” Biden started.

“New York Times and NBC have you about six points behind in the popular vote,” Stephanopoulos interjected.

“That’s exactly right. New York Times had me behind before anything having to do with this race and behind ten points. Ten points they had me behind. Nothing’s changed substantially since the debate and the New York Times poll,” Biden finished.

The highly-regarded New York Times/Siena College poll did not have Biden ten points behind his opponent, Donald Trump, before the debate — he was trailing by about six points among registered voters and three among likely voters. Both leads extended by three points after the debate, to nine and six points, respectively.

The president didn’t just reject polls showing him losing the election post debate — he also denied that his approval rating is continuing to tank.

“Mr. President, I’ve never seen a president of 36% approval get re-elected,” the ABC host told Biden.

“Well, I don’t believe that’s my approval rating – that’s not what our polls show,” the president quipped.

FiveThirtyEight showed the president at a 36.9% approval rating on Friday, the lowest average approval it has recorded Biden at throughout his administration. The poor approval rating is not new and has been incredibly consistent; the FiveThirtyEight average has had Biden below 41% for nearly a year.

Biden also said he didn’t “buy” polls that show him behind in the popular vote.

At one point during the interview, Stephanopoulos asked the president to address cries from allies that he is not fit to run for reelection. After brushing off reported efforts from Democratic Virginia Sen. Mark R. Warner to rally Democratic senators against him,  Stephanopoulos asked the president what he would do if Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries and longtime former Speaker Nancy Pelosi asked him to step aside.

“I’m not going to answer that question. It’s not going to happen,” Biden said.

With outside Democrats clamoring for Biden to be replaced, reports from inside his closest circle are more mixed. A recent NYT article highlighted the frequency of the president’s lapses over the last several months based off of the accounts of former and current White House aides. The NYT also reported that Biden told a “close ally” he was considering whether to stay in the race. Other reports have indicated that his family is strongly urging him to stay in, particularly his son Hunter and wife Jill.

Biden denied any reports or evidence that he may have declined over the last few years.

“Do you dispute that there have been more lapses, especially in the last several months?” the ABC host asked.

“I’m still in good shape,” Biden said.

“Are you more frail?” Stephanopoulos followed up.

“No” Biden retorted.

And to calls for him to take a cognitive test, something former President Donald Trump and the GOP have spurred on, the president deflected.

“I take a cognitive test everyday,” Biden said.

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REAGAN REESE

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VIDEO: Gun Control Debate in the Sunshine State

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Christian Ziegler, the Republican Party of Sarasota State Committeeman was on the Alan ABC Channel 7 to debate President Obama’s Executive Order on gun control. Ziegler was on the Alan Cohn Show. Cohn is anchor and managing editor of ABC 7 News at 7:00 p.m

In an email Ziegler wrote:

I appeared on WWSB ABC 7 tonight to debate Ed James III, Democrat for FL House, about President Obama’s Executive Order on Gun Control.

Click here to watch the debate and then, if you have any thoughts about this issue, please reply back to this email [Inform@christiangop.com] and share them with me.

-Christian Ziegler
State Committeeman, Sarasota County

Here is the video of the Alan Cohn Show debate:

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After calling Islamic State “contained,” Obama now says it poses “serious threat to all of us”

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He has no plan. He has no coherent strategy. He doesn’t take the threat from the Islamic State seriously. All he cares about is presenting the appearance of doing something about the Islamic State, so that his party doesn’t suffer electoral losses as a result of his disastrous non-strategy.

“Two Weeks After Calling Islamic State ‘Contained,’ Obama Says It Poses ‘Serious Threat to All of Us,’” by Alyssa Canobbio, Daily Caller, November 24, 2015 12:53 pm

During Thursday’s joint press briefing, President Obama changed his stance on the threat of the Islamic State and said that the terrorist group poses a serious threat.

“This is an important moment for our nations and for the world. This barbaric terrorist group, ISIL or Daesh, and its murderous ideology pose a serious threat to all of us. It cannot be tolerated. It must be destroyed and we must do it together,” Obama said.

A few weeks prior Obama had said in an interview that the terror group was not gaining strength and was contained.

“I don’t think they are gaining strength. What is true is that from the start our goal has been first, to contain and we have contained them. They have not gained ground in Iraq and in Syria they will come in, they leave, but you don’t see the systematic march by ISIL across the terrain,” Obama said in an interview with ABC’s George Stephanopoulos….

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EDITORS NOTE: The featured image is courtesy of ABC News.