He is not running for reelection and he doesn't care about the fate of other rat politicians. Why should he care about his own poll numbers?
I believe Yassir Arafat was also very optimistic, about destroying Israel, during the many times Barbara Walters interviewed him.
What’s next for the inimitable Barbara? Would anyone be surprised if she landed the first Western interview with Hassan Rouhani, Iran’s new dictator, so he too could bubble over about wiping Israel off the map?