Open Labs Poll "Panic Inducing" For Democrats

It's bad news all around for Biden after that debate. In particular, this leaked polling memo ‘shook Democrats in their boots,’ says former Obama adviser.

The polling memo from Open Labs, leaked to Puck News, showed how President Biden’s support was sliding following his panic-inducing debate performance Thursday.

The Open Labs memo noted the “largest single-week drop” in Biden’s vote share since it began horse-race tracking in late 2021, which it noted came as Biden already faced a “challenging” election landscape before the debate.

You may wonder exactly who is doing all this leaking. My guess is that the White House screwed up by publicly blaming the handlers and aides who tried to prepare Biden for that debate. His piss-poor performance must be their fault, goes the blame-shifting logic. 

And what's the defensive response of desperate low-level Washington apparatchiks when their careers are threatened? To leak whatever they know that's damaging to their enemies. Every leak has a purpose.  

Whoever leaked it, this one result alone is devastating:

In Pennsylvania, the state that now represents the tipping point, POTUS trails Trump by 7.3pp.

There is much more, and none of it good for Biden. Read it all here.