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FORGOTTEN HISTORY: Biden dismisses poor polling citing past primary triumph | History Defined

WILMINGTON, DE - NOVEMBER 04: Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden, joined by vice presidential nominee Sen. Kamala Harris (D-CA), speaks one day after Americans voted in the presidential election, on November 04, 2020 in Wilmington, Delaware. Biden spoke as votes are still being counted in his tight race against incumbent U.S. President Donald Trump which remains too close to call.PHOTO BY DREW ANGERER/GETTY IMAGES

In a recent interview with MSNBC, President Joe Biden dismissed his poor polling numbers, attributing his 2020 presidential election victory to overcoming similar odds during the Democratic primary.

What Happened: “I know the polling numbers are not good, but they were the same way when I ran and won. Everybody thought I was gonna get clobbered in the primary. I got 80 million votes in the last election,I” Biden said, The Hill reports.

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