Biden's approval tops 60 percent in new poll | TheHill
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President BidenJoe BidenSenate Democrats negotiating changes to coronavirus billRural Americans are the future of the clean energy economy — policymakers must to catch upWHO official says it's 'premature' to think pandemic will be over by end of yearMORE is starting his tenure in White House with the approval of 61 percent of voters, according to a new Harvard CAPS-Harris Poll survey released exclusively to The Hill on Monday.
Biden's initial approval numbers are markedly higher than those of former President Trump. Donald TrumpProsecutors focus Trump Organization probe on company's financial officer: reportWHO official says it's 'premature' to think pandemic will be over by end of yearRomney released from hospital after fall over the weekendMORE when he first took office. The first Harvard CAPS-Harris Poll survey of Trump's presidency, conducted in February 2017, showed his approval rating at 48 percent.
Only about 39 percent of respondents said they disapprove of the job Biden is doing in the White House, according to the poll.
There's a relatively wide partisan divide in early perceptions of Biden's presidency, with an overwhelming majority of Democrats approving of his job performance and most Republicans disapproving. Still, nearly one-third of GOP voters — 31 percent — said they approve of Biden's handling of his job.
Biden's approval rating is accompanied by a rise in approval for his party as a whole. Overall, 55 percent of respondents said they approve of the Democratic Party, marking a 7-point increase since January, when slightly less than half of those surveyed gave the party a positive review.
Approval of the GOP, meanwhile, is trailing that of the Democrats, coming in at 44 percent, according to the survey.
"Unlike Trump, president Biden is having a honeymoon along with the Democrats," Mark Penn Mark PennMajority says cancel culture poses 'threat to freedom'41 percent say they are not willing to receive coronavirus vaccine Poll shows most GOP voters back Trump 2024 bidMORE, the director of the Harvard CAPS-Harris Poll survey, said. "The country is turning to them and giving them the opportunity to get the country vaccinated and the economy moving. It's not the biggest of honeymoons but it's still a real opportunity for the party and presidency to grow."
There's also been a positive shift in the overall direction of the country since Biden entered the White house. Forty-seven percent still believe the country is headed in the wrong direction, though that's down from 63 percent in January. Conversely, the percentage of voters who say the country is on the right track rose from 27 percent last month to 43 percent in late February.
Confidence in the economy also appears to be strengthening after taking a massive hit last year as the coronavirus pandemic took hold in the U.S.
Forty percent of voters said that the economy is on the right track, compared to 45 percent who said it's on the wrong track. That's still a major improvement over recent months. In January, for instance, only 29 percent said the economy was heading in the right direction, while 58 percent said it was on the wrong track.
The Harvard CAPS-Harris Poll survey of 2,006 registered voters was conducted from Feb. 23 to 25. It is a collaboration of the Center for American Political Studies at Harvard University and The Harris Poll.
Full poll results will be posted online later this week. The survey is an online sample drawn from the Harris Panel and weighted to reflect known demographics. As a representative online sample, it does not report a probability confidence interval.
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To hear the righties you'd think everyone hates Joe!
You would believe that his policies are all unpopular.
You'd think people were fleeing from the Democrats.
If you believed them you'd be wrong like they are, too!
To hear the lefties, the political polls are God's honest truth and are 100% accurate. I still cannot get lefties to tell me how a poll of approx 1000 people where a certain percentage of the population likes Biden translates to that same percentage of the total population of the United States.😁
It must be the contrast. After what Trump has done to the USA, Pogo would have received a higher rating.
Biden is coming across as competent, caring and most importantly honest. Trump had picked those most opposed to the missions of our government's departments to mislead those departments...
Someone philosophically opposed to free public education to lead The Department of Education. Someone opposed to public housing and housing programs to lead The Housing Department. Someone who doesn't believe in science to lead the Environmental Protection Agency. You get the point.
Competence in government is newly appreciated!
It's the new in thing...
I agree JBB
I'm a pretty reality based person, I really was getting discouraged and depressed about the lack of real facts, the amount of disinformationaand and out right Bull Shit that I was constantly hearing on a daily basis.
What was worse was I saw so few actually standing up for reality.
How long does it take for a supposedly intelligent human species have to take to figure out that we can not fool reality for long ?
I was hoping this "nightmare fantasy-land of an illusion" was coming to an end.
Unfortunately, it seems too many Americans have been lead "brainwashed" into the same beliefs of a megalomaniac hell bent on taking this country over b y any means he can.
So far he's failed, how many chances do we give him, more importantly, how many more chances does he need ?
I still believe America would be well served if legally possible to ban this insurrectionist from ever holding public office again.
Like I said how many chances do we give someone who has already shown he is willing to do damn near anything within his power and the power of the presidency to hold power.
Good luck America.
PS: IMO: Biden could be doing better at unitifying us. I think he's making a mistake in not fully taking this opportunity. my opinion.
I agree with JBB and you, except, realistically, how will Biden be able to "unify" with an almost completely recalcitrant Republican Party that has apparently made the decision to stand in opposition to everything he is going to propose.
The same thing happened under Obama. He made a lot of effort to reach out to the Republicans. He gave them dozens of their requested amendments to Obamacare, but they still opposed it and even claimed, lied, that he was the one responsible for the divisiveness. They don't negotiate or act in good faith. That's the truth.
Good Question Gsquared
Realistically the only party that can unify America is the party in control. The party in control has the power, especially biden with his presidential power to unify by NOT pushing thru things on a one party platform.
Biden would have to go against his own party at times to accomplish that.
IMO: He should. That is the only way unity will happen. Someone ,someone at the top with ultimate power to basically force the two sides to work together.
For instance IF Biden were to compromise on the size of the covid relief bill and drop it about in half closer to what the republicans want, that would be a great start at compromising.
IF America then found out that the relief bill should have been bigger... then ALL sides had a part.
The party in control sets the tone. IF Biden and or America really wants unity it has to start with the party in power at the time.
IMO: Sadly, at this point Biden is blowing it.
and I voted for him.
Biden could be doing better at unifying us
I have faith that he will over time There is so much on his plate right now with him trying to rectify Trump's many fubars.
IMO: the time is NOW. Biden promised unity, now I think he should do all he can to make that a reality. IMO: He is not.
I reiterate:
IF Biden were to compromise on the size of the covid relief bill and drop it about in half closer to what the republicans want, that would be a great start at compromising.
IF America then found out that the relief bill should have been bigger... then ALL sides had a part.
Have to completely disagree.
No matter what Biden does, the republicans in congress will do anything they can to be against it.
Biden can try to unify with republicans all he wants, it won't make a bit of difference.
Obama tried to compromise only to be bitten in the ass.
Why capitulate to people that would never return the favor.
No to reducing the relief bill. Get it done now. If we spend more than we need so be it. It will cost us less than if we don't spend enough up front over time.
I don't get that either. Why spend all that time just to turn around and say, oops. Just to be able to say it was a bipartisan fuckup.
Healing has to start somewhere.
I agree achieving unity would not be easy. But if no one tries unity will never be anywhere near a reality.
We the United States of America do not have an easy road.
But in this world of all the nations we do have the best chance at having a unified government (as least to the point the founding fathers envisioned and set us up to be) and the end results if and when we do unite it would be remarkable. (Again)
As many famous politicians has stated "United we can do anything" that is true. ... To the Moon !! And we did !
ONE party, the party in power at the time is the only party that can effectively make the move towards unity.
The constitution is a remarkable piece of work, but it depends on a level of unity with in the politicians to be manifested in reality.
I don't plan on giving up on it and it sickens me to see that evidently so many of our elected politicians have given up on a United States of America and are more obsessed with their power and certain segments of our society that put them in power to begin with.
Why capitulate to people that would never return the favor.
Healing has to start somewhere and by now we all know that is far from what trump wants or even needs to retake and hold power.
trump wants loyalty not unity.
Loyalty to trump not united to the constitution.
Unity has to start somewhere with someone. Biden said he was the one. I expect him to try. HARD
IMO: He isn't. It's too hard... too f-ing bad that's what he promised and what I voted for. Unity, truth and honesty !
Nothing Biden does will R's ever back him on. They are still all butt hurt that their golden shower boy got his ass handed to him. How are we suppose to unite when our elected officials refuse to do it?
I think what he needs to do is not worry about congress and go directly to the American people.
The maga faithful will never waiver but he could get through to moderates and independents.
Thankfully I also think there is a faction in the republican party that is getting tired of all the crazy.
Just as a start again I turn to my example, if Biden were to compromise on the size of the covid relief bill and drop it about in half closer to what the republicans want, that would be a great start at compromising.
IF America then found out that the relief bill should have been bigger... then ALL sides had a part
As it is now dems will get all the blame for whatever happens and I think we all know deep down that exploding the budget is never a good thing long term.
If a compromised deal is enacted and both sides get part of what they want.. All sides pay a price for not delivering enough or we all win if it does end up being enough.
Winning with one side getting their way IMO: isn't really a win for the country. All that does is inrage the other side and yes they are not likely in the future to want to unity even more..
Thats where were stuck now. and have been for decades. One party does something , when the power changes the other side changes it back. That is not efficient forward movement.
It's like diggin a hole filling it up and redigging it. INSANITY
GOD I'd love to see that change ! Unfortunately, I still don't.
Great idea, I agree !
The Democrats will not be "blamed" for "blowing up" the budget. At least not by the voters.
Maybe half the other half will have a field day. Add what's proposed to the increase already on trumps watch and sooner or later all this spending will come under scrutiny and many will be blamed.
One of my biggest disappointments with Obama was giving up the "robust public option" in Obamacare. Biden has promised a public option. I hope he can deliver.
I would put it like this, if the time ever comes when the US has to pay back the national debt, being unable to pay back the national debt will be the least of our problems.
LMAO Duuuuu
Sorry John, but IMO: that's just BS.
IF America doesn't pay its debts we will have astronomical interest rates even if we can get anyone to loan us money in the future, that's just how reality works.
Not to mention what America defaulting would do to the world economy.
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Esther Duflo
Her research focuses on microeconomic issues in developing countries, including household behavior , education, access to finance , health, and policy evaluation .
John as I'm sure you know we pay back the debt every day. IF our debt gets too high we will not be able to pay all the daily debt and run the government.
Services will be cut and America will be less safe and self sufficient.
Not thinking we will ever pay back money we are borrowing is actually fraud and or theft.
Not bad for a president who seldom holds a press conference, allows his VP to meet with foreign leaders for him and may never hold a State of the Union address.
Thirty House democrats don't even want loveable Joe to have exclusive control of nuclear launch codes.
Biden has had more press conferences in a month than trump did in 3 years. Same with press briefings. Oh yea... By this time in trump presidency he had golfed 18 times. Biden? 0.
Did trump ever have a 60% approval? Nope. Never even came close to that.
FALSE
I hope you are not going to tell us that Jen Psaki counts.
Trump 2017 - 45%
2021 - 34%
Never once in four years did he climb past 50%
Would be nice if you on occasion linked to an article not swimming in a swamp of the usual slights and slurs by the usual sycophants.
Don't hold your breath..... For hard core GQP it's party first..... the truth a very distant second, and I don't think the country even registers on the scale anymore.
Not requirement or even traditional, but you probably knew that.
I know he would have a hard time with a long speech. It would seem that his handlers don't even want to let him do a press conference. 43 days without one so far. He couldn't even answer questions yesterday on what the border security told him.
When he gets to 300 days, let us know.