Morris Slams Polling Data: Voters Overestimate Biden’s Economic Advantage

Presidential adviser Dick Morris has dismissed recent polling suggesting voters believe former President Joe Biden outperformed President Donald Trump on economic performance, calling the numbers dubious and politically motivated.

Responding to a Harvard CAPS/Harris survey showing that “51% to 49% of respondents” believe Biden was better than Trump on economics, Morris stated bluntly, “Well, I don’t really believe that.”

Morris argued that some respondents may not be answering honestly, suggesting they are Democrats and Independents intentionally manipulating the results for political gain.

Morris praised Donald Trump’s media strategy, stating, “I think that Trump’s strategy in the media is very effective. It’s working very well.”

He described Trump’s approach as a deliberate effort to dominate news cycles with favorable economic developments: “I think what his concept is to flood the zone with positive news, and there is so much positive news.”

Morris cited improving economic indicators, noting, “Inflation down, wages up.”

Morris also referenced a recent White House statement about real income growth during Trump’s first year, adding, “There was recently a White House release that said that the average American family has made $1,400 a year in real income after inflation in the first year of Trump’s presidency.”

According to Morris, repetition and persistence are key. “And these statistics are coming out one after another,” he said. “They’re overwhelming in scope, they’re overwhelming in their impact, and eventually they have an impact.”

Morris emphasized that Trump must continually amplify this message, arguing, “Eventually, flooding the zone works.”

He also warned that Trump faces a hostile press environment: “With the media biased against Trump and trying to nitpick negatives that they can use, you need to flood the zone.”

Morris stressed that Trump must push his economic message relentlessly, stating, “The president needs to be out there every single day, every single hour with a positive economic message.”

He predicted such a strategy would be politically decisive: “And that will work, that will deliver the midterms to Trump.”

Morris concluded by highlighting what he called an unprecedented surge in good economic news: “There’s been an unbelievable surge of good economic news, and Trump has been superb in capitalizing on it.”

The host of the program agreed, stating that Trump “needs to keep getting it out there” and described him as “the best campaigner in chief” ahead of the midterm election season.