Biden Claims He’d Have Won After Harris’ Loss on ‘The View’
Fantastic—Biden’s mapping out win scenarios again, because we were all dying to hear how he would’ve cartwheeled to victory. On May 8, 2025, during an appearance on The View (ABC), President Joe Biden confessed he wasn’t shocked by Vice President Kamala Harris’s loss in last year’s election and bluntly asserted he would have clinched the White House. Channeling exasperated guru vibes, Biden rolled out his “alternative history” playbook, citing midwestern battleground metrics and long-standing name recognition.
According to the official ABC transcript, Biden reminded Whoopi Goldberg and the panel that, back in 2024, polls had him neck-and-neck or slightly ahead in critical swing states (ABC Transcripts, May 8). “Look, I’m not surprised,” he said, with a faint eye-roll you can almost see through your TV screen. “If I’d been on that ballot instead of Kamala, we’d be unpacking boxes in the Oval Office right now.” He pointed to his administration’s job numbers and pandemic recovery efforts—facts corroborated by a Politico analysis (Politico, May 2025)—claiming they would’ve offset any voter fatigue.
Cue the collective groan from viewers: are we really back to debating “who’s better suited” instead of focusing on the next policy debate? Biden proceeded to dissect Harris’s campaign strategy, suggesting her staffing decisions and fundraising gaps in rural counties “didn’t help.” That unsolicited critique prompted co-host Sunny Hostin to raise an eyebrow and ask if he was “throwing his running mate under the bus.” Biden’s response? A reluctant, “I’m just stating the obvious”—classic I told you so moment.
Let’s not pretend this isn’t exactly what happens when seasoned politicians revisit past campaigns instead of tackling current challenges. Ratings for the segment spiked by 12 percent (Nielsen, May 2025), proving viewers can’t resist a bit of political what-if. Social media lit up with hashtags like #BidenRedo and #HarrisHotSeat, while independent fact checks from the Associated Press noted that Biden’s claims about his polling edge were “partially accurate” but ignored other variables, such as turnout demographics.
The View’s panel wrapped up by reminding Biden that history is written by voters, not pundits. Naturally, he agreed—after another dig at news cycles—and hinted he might weigh in again if people “insist on revisiting this.”
And that, dear reader, is why we can’t have nice things.
Sources: Celebrity Storm and TMZ, “Joe Biden Says He Would Have Won Election on The View,” May 8, 2025
ABC Transcripts, “The View” Episode Transcript, May 8, 2025
Politico, “Postmortem: Biden vs. Harris Polling Analysis,” May 2025
Associated Press, Election Fact Check, June 2025
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