There is "some evidence" to support an article in The New York Times suggesting that Joe Biden could attract Republicans to vote for him, Real Clear Politics editor and founder Tom Bevan said Thursday.
"If you look at the national head-to-head election matchups, you take those with a grain of salt this far from the election but gauge the relative strength of the candidates," Bevan told Fox News' "America's Newsroom," noting that Biden's polls have shown him at about just over four percentage points over President Donald Trump.
"There is a sense that Biden draws some more (Republican) voters than some of the other candidates," said Bevan. "Certainly, I think that's the case in some of the Rust Belt states that will be most important."
Biden's electability is one of his biggest selling points, Bevan added, and he'll continue to sell that through the Iowa caucuses on Feb. 3.
The former vice president, in campaign speeches, has said that he does not believe the vast majority of Republicans and independents are "as heartless and careless" as Trump and his administration, and Bevan said it's still early in the process to determine if that stance will backfire on him.
"He is still leading the polls nationally," said Bevan. "Biden has managed to stay at or near the top of the polls despite having a lackluster campaign and debate performances, and not drawing huge crowds like other Democratic candidates."
Meanwhile, Trump has a 90% approval rating among Republicans, Bevan added, and partisanship is one of the driving issues in the election.
He also commented on a Politico report showing that billionaire candidates Michael Bloomberg and Tom Steyer have already spent a combined $2 million on their campaign.
"It is not clear they're ever going to have anything to show for it when it's all said and done," said Bevan, adding that while Steyer and Bloomberg are concentrating on television ad buys, the other candidates are using their ground game to turn out the vote, and that will matter in the early states.
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