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FBN’s Lou Dobbs on the growing number of people in swing states such as Ohio that view Biden unfavorably and how that could impact the election.
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Some of the vice president's bubbles are always a lighthearted.
And some of them have made a real mess for this administration.
Most notably most recently -- the vice president decided to lead from the front and say it was absolutely comparable with gay marriage.
When the president at that point certainly was not.
Now there are signs that voters are simply hiring.
Of Joseph Biden's -- the vice president's unfavorable ratings get ready for this.
Are now ahead of his favorite that's a first since he took off -- new national USA today Gallup poll shows that 42%.
42%.
Have a favorable opinion of the vice president forty -- percent.
Favorable.
And 45%.
Have an unfavorable.
Now view the vice president.
You you -- Why.
Well good news.
He is really important because.
It's much worse for Biden and his boss and the very swing states that are critical to holding the white house on this November.
In the twelve battleground states just 45%.
45% of voters have a favorable feeling.
About -- a -- 45%.
-- all while a majority 54% view him unfavorable.
Now this is -- -- is a new development.
And right now.
President Obama has a slim lead over governor Romney in three of those swing states.
And NBC news Marist poll puts the president up by just four points in Florida and Virginia.
48 to 4448.
To 44 right now.
With the president leading.
And with these building -- -- of rules this represents a serious serious trouble.
In Ohio.
The president is up by six.
Romney also the one what momentum however in those states.
Which again brings into start relief.
What is motivating some concern.
Amongst democratic strategist.
Another 151.
Electoral votes -- 151.
Electoral votes.
In those twelve states.
And Romney still needs two thirds.
Just about a hundred.
Electoral votes to win the presidency he is projected right now with 172.
The president's 223.
Biden's favorability numbers by the way put him way behind the two most recent vice president.
Up by the way if you can see who all staring back but -- on this but I want -- explain something that we do here on the chalk talk that I'm sure will shock you and surprise you.
We do not rehearsed this this is -- or -- Be talking with you and I hope that your enjoy this as much as I do.
But there are moments when it actually gets a little hunting when I see these folks sort of sort of staring back at me do you do you admirers were all the artwork.
-- art department here at Fox Business -- magnificent job but back to the previous vice president.
His favorability and this may -- some people.
Running for reelection.
He had 60%.
60%.
Favorable rating.
-- 6% unfavorable back and congressman 1996 Dick Cheney.
Dick Cheney.
He was well some people may be shocked by this 46% favorable.
A ratings he still had a net positive because as -- favorable for only a 42%.
Back in July 2004.
And how -- the Democrats reacting.
Well there are now signalling.
Now this is where you're gonna get very impressed sometimes with the artwork that we do the props that we spare no expense to use.
They're talking about bringing in the Obama -- -- we call -- the Obama express.
And now we're using a very significant.
Metaphor here you'll note that Joseph Biden is beneath the boss.
And they're calling for him to be put under the -- and instead.
They would have.
The secretary of state.
-- vice president.
Joseph Biden become secretary.
Upstate.
A switch if you will.
Taking away some of the pain of being under the Obama express.
She has very various bishops advantage over Joseph Biden by the way.
Her favorability rating is now one point from -- highest rating ever in the past sixty years.
Are you ready.
-- years excuse me her and her her her favorability rating is now.
Sixty.
-- Percent.
That has got a lot of folks talking about the -- And our vice -- I would only urged the vice president to be very very careful.
In these treacherous times.
You know people for it that's it was this man.
Who is responsible for the passage if any one individual -- Of the signature legislative achievement this presidency.
And that is he is the fellow who talk.
Arlen Specter into switching parties.
I'm sure that they won't forget that at the White House or.
Obama campaign headquarters in Chicago.
