To heck with the polls — Jill Biden says it’s “obvious” she will get a second term as first lady.
Mrs. Biden dismissed some discouraging poll numbers in an interview this week on “CBS Mornings” and said President Biden is surging and will win in November.
Co-host Tony Dokoupil noted a Wall Street Journal poll showing former President Donald Trump leading in all but one of seven key battleground states, which Mrs. Biden dismissed.
“No, he’s not losing in all the battleground states. He is coming up, and he’s even or doing better,” she stated.
Mrs. Biden then confidently stated the “obvious.”
“You know what? Once people start to focus in and they see their two choices, it’s obvious that Joe will win this election,” she said.
The Wall Street Journal poll referenced by Mr. Dokoupil had Mr. Trump leading in Pennsylvania, Michigan, Arizona, Georgia, Nevada and North Carolina by margins of 2-8 percentage points. Mr. Biden had only a 3-point lead in Wisconsin among the seven key states surveyed.
If those results held, Mr. Trump would have about 310 Electoral College votes, comfortably more than the 270 needed to win.
• Victor Morton can be reached at vmorton@washingtontimes.com.
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