Joe Biden Gets the Breakthrough With Voters He Was Praying For - Newsweek
By: Ewan Palmer (Newsweek)
S E E D E D C O N T E N T
President Joe Biden has received a boost in the polls as voters view him more positively on the hot topics of the 2024 election: the economy and immigration.
A Fox News survey of 1,095 registered voters showed that Biden is leading his presumptive 2024 Republican rival, Donald Trump, by two points (50 percent by 48). This is the first time that the president has led Trump in a survey from the news network since October 2023.
When broken down further, the Fox News survey also found that more people feel that the United States economy is in excellent or good shape (32 percent) than at any other time of the Biden administration. A record 37 percent now say they approve of Biden's handling of inflation, with 41 percent approving the president's handling of the economy, his highest rate in more than two years
More than one-third (35 percent) of voters also said they approve of Biden's handling of immigration, up from 30 percent in a previous Fox News poll in May. The rise in support for immigration arrived as Biden issued an executive order allowing officials to quickly remove migrants who have illegally entered the U.S. without processing their asylum requests once the system has become "overwhelmed."
Newsweek reached out to Biden's campaign via email for comment.
Biden has previously been criticized for the state of the U.S. economy due to the huge rise in gas prices and decades-high levels of inflation. The president has also been scorned, especially by Trump, about the record-breaking levels of illegal crossings at the southern border.
With less than five months to go until the November election, the latest Fox News poll suggests that the improving economy, often cited as the number one election issue, is starting to cut through with voters.
President Joe Biden speaks at the White House on June 18. A Fox News poll shows Biden's numbers are improving on the economy and immigration. President Joe Biden speaks at the White House on June 18. A Fox News poll shows Biden's numbers are improving on the economy and immigration. Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images
The poll also arrived as NBC News reported that Biden's cabinet will promote how much the economy has been improving to voters across the country ahead of the first live televised presidential debate between Biden and Trump on June 27.
Biden's more hard-line stance on immigration with the recent executive order could also be helping improve his support, even if the president was criticized by his own party for it.
Despite Biden's improvement on the hot-topic issues, Trump is still trusted to do a better job on immigration than Biden by nine points (53 percent to 44) and on the economy by five points (51 percent to 46).
However, in a May Fox News survey, the former president was 15 points ahead of Biden on immigration. Trump was also up 13 points over Biden on voters' trust in the economy last month.
Democrat Chris Anderson, who conducts Fox News surveys, said the main factor for this being a "welcome" poll for Biden would be the "notable erosion" of Trump's advantage on the economy and immigration.
"If voters don't perceive Trump as significantly better on the economy and immigration, the rationale for returning him to office will become much murkier for some voters," Anderson said.
The June Fox News poll is the first one the network has conducted since Trump became the first U.S. president in history to be convicted of a crime after he was found guilty of 34 felony falsifying business records charges in his historic hush money trial.
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I guess MAGA have to start praying the economy gets worse.
When I was back there in econ school
There was a person there
Who put forth the proposition
That you can petition the Lord with prayer
Petition the Lord with prayer
Petition the Lord with prayer
You cannot petition the Lord with prayer!
Perhaps, one should not open that Door, as ones economical perception may become blurred, if only viewed through Trumps' distorted and imported, while completely contorted, pseudo interpretation of the economical and immigrational state of this nation.
They just keep claiming that it is worse than ever and hope they never get fact checked. Just like their violent crime claims.
Have any of them seen the price of gas lately?
It's $2.86 at the Murphy Oil where I live
MAGA thinking is very simple. Good For America = Bad For Trump!
So why are his approval ratings at the lowest level ever?
Yes they are..........
$3.86 a gallon at Speedway in SE Arizona where I live.
$3.17 i saw today just outside of Philly
Went to Ft Huachuca, a Army base a hour away from me and regular unleaded was $3.48 a gallon on base.
Funny how even the majority of the liberal media are quoting how low Biben's approval ratings are going. That really has to hurt.
This independent sure as hell will not be voting for biden and his (obama’s) looney tunes policies.
Amen to that, and I say that as a registered Independent myself..
This independent sure as hell will not be voting for biden and his (obama’s) looney tunes policies.
ROFL!! Such independent thinking!
Thanks hal, try it some time,,,,,or not. It’s up to you.
I would call Biden the lesser of two evils, but he’s not evil. I can’t say the same about his opponent.
Hilarious. Independents overwhelmingly went for Obama, yet that “independent” [✘] thinks calling out Obama as an enemy of independents make sense.
I’m a democrat who would rather vote for Elizabeth Warren, but my choices are Biden or Satan so the choice is clear.
Weird, I have way more choices than that.
There are two viable candidates. You know this. Unless you didn’t get past grade school you also know how to deduce who the most satanesque candidate is.
What are you talking about?
believe those corresponding to your correspondence, as their words d on't match their stated statemeant sentiment, have not been true to their word. And if they are truly independent thinkers, i might agree, if stated they were independent of thinking, cause it's like they are all drinkin, but not with me,
from the same Kool Aide Fountain, as they have elevated Trump to the top of a mountain, and they are valet drivers, spinning wheels of confusion, as driven past the erosion of ethics, molestation of morals, are ones who've made this one the driver of mass lies and confusion with a crossover network to connect their delusion , a plural(s), for one need to smoke copious amounts of weed, to see the true colors on the reef erh or was it the kief, either way, headed out for some drinkin smokin relief, maybe scrape some skin off my teeth, and make one blue, and bluetooth my tunes, nobody new, will recognize , those disguised, from the truth, they see not a lot, cause minds of valet parkers, aren't always driven through and too ,true terms, and arent always driven to park, a lot, cause they drive on a parkway, not a lot.
disregard, as just blurtin out as my smoking drinks kick in, and to waist this high, would be much to shoulder, wear eye patch things up, cause i didn't see the cuffs torn, just breaks worn, down town tired to fill an empty suite, flushed with ill will
I have never been a member of any political party and I would rather vote for my cat than Trump
P.S. liberals don't tend to respond to pollsters for some reason. I don't.
Why do you believe that?
Many people are unaware of it-- but the President does not control the price of oil.
I know that and you know that.....
Seems weird to not believe in God but believe in Satan.
Sigh … we’ve been through this countless times but your brain just can’t process it. If you can’t process simple concepts, then why would anyone listen to your ramblings on politics?
I have been around long enough to know when two pieces of shit are running as the two main parties' nominees.
Then [removed] [✘] and just don’t vote. Your bullshit here about trying to convince people to vote for any random name that would only help get one of these “two pieces of shit” elected is tiresome. [removed]
[✘] I sure wish more could do that.
Do what? [removed][✘]
True.
But are we the only ones?
no, there are others that are aware
Name them.
You think this list is a good thing?
One thing I know about inflation: food prices never seem to go back where they were.
When have prices ever gone down to where they were? Gas prices, for example, go up and down but I have never seen them at $.50/gallon like they used to be.
As I said: not food prices. You can take a little comfort in the fact that the article is correct. Biden has taken the lead in polls. Whether it is because of his claims on the economy getting better or the left hanging a conviction on Trump is up for debate.
What's ludicrous is pretending Biden caused it...
bullshit
So are you with Trump on forgetting taxes and going full Tariffs?
Trump's tariff idea already blew up in his stupid MAGA face!
One man's meat is another man's poisson!
HA! I took just enough French to know what "poisson" means!
I hope you know that the whole world is currently experiencing inflation.
As in 2020 undecided and independent voters are going for Biden!
Face it, who in their right mind who thinks upon it chooses Trump?
Just remember that there is no logical way for Biden to come out on top of the debate. He'll be so drugged up he might fall asleep.
What drugs might those be "Dr." Jones ?
What drugs were the White House drug pusher giving trmp and staff?
Trump fell asleep in court and shit his pants. Seriously, do you believe everything trump says or suggests? WTF?
Please also remember what they said about the "logical" possibility of Truman winning the presidency:
For one who has made his intentions obvious (ad nauseam) it is befuddling as to why the need to continue (ad nauseam), unless it is some warped PSA, or more likely, the rather sad need to be heard.
We get it already, tex…less is more.
Perhaps he enjoys being befuddled.
“…dislike…”
There is no like or dislike, tex. Just an observation. There are only so many windmills in which to tilt.
That you choose one in which your vote (if to believed) will mean absolutely nothing, along with any commentary, it only confirms one bordering on the specious.
But do go on.
[✘]
No matter how anyone wants to spin it, there is absolutely no denying that prices are much higher now than they were 4 years ago. I really do not give rat's posterior who is responsible. All I know is that they are.
And the prices four years ago were higher than the 4 years before that. It is called corporate greed.
aGreed
Can't argue there.
It's a global trend. More people = higher prices.
So many try to make economics complicated while you are able to get to the simple truth.
(Some people would call that "supply and demand").
In addition, there are other things that are inflationary. For example, wars. Also, implementing (and raising!) tariffs.
doesn't this s stand for Truth,/s
Absolutely nobody is denying that COVID and Putin's war in Ukraine played havoc with the supply chain for goods and products causing worldwide economic chaos resulting in inflation and recession. Plus, just to keep their people fed slowed governments, especially the US, expanded money supplies with stimulus checks and artificially low interest rates. The only way out necessarily required some pain but the USA turned the corner first and fastest and is now leading the World economically in recovery. Shit happens and leadership matters...
What artificially low interest rates?
While I agree with much of what you said, where we disagree is your last sentence. Leadership does matter and I am assuming you are referring to perceived leadership of President Biden. My perspective differs in that I personally have not seen much in the way of leadership from him, but that's just me.