Biden's approval rating jumps to 47 percent after State of the Union address | TheHill
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President Biden Joe BidenFire breaks out at major nuclear plant in Ukraine amid fightingRussia inflames political war over gas prices, oil drilling On The Money — Push to block Russian imports hits wallMORE is seeing a boost to his approval rating following his first State of the Union address this week, with a poll released Friday showing him at 47 percent.
The latest NPR-PBS NewsHour-Marist National Poll found that 47 percent of Americans surveyed approve of the job he is doing as president, which is a jump from the 39 percent approval rating he had in the same poll last month.
"This is an unusual bounce," Lee Miringoff, director of the Marist Institute for Public Opinion, said in a statement. "It gets him back to where he was pre-Afghanistan."
The last time Biden had a higher approval rating was in August, when it was at 49 percent. While presidents can sometimes get a bounce after a State of the Union, one of more than 4 points in an NPR poll has happened only six times since 1978.
The poll also found Biden's approval rating is on the upswing on issues like Ukraine and COVID-19. Fifty-five percent of Americans approve of how he is handling the coronavirus pandemic, up from 47 percent in February.
Fifty-two percent approve of how he is handling the situation with Russia and Ukraine, up from 34 percent in February when tensions were simmering but Russia had not yet launched its invasion.
An overwhelming majority of Americans surveyed — 83 percent — also supported the United States' and other allies' economic sanctions against Russia.
"Biden's leadership on Ukraine has resonated over the last week with Americans. He has forged a consensus in the U.S. on his policy toward Ukraine. Americans are even willing to sacrifice higher energy prices in support of the Ukrainian people," Miringoff said.
The newest polling is likely welcome news for the president after months of low approval ratings and midterm elections on the horizon.
The president has had to juggle a number of issues since he took office last year, including the administration's chaotic withdrawal from Afghanistan, the lingering COVID-19 pandemic, the Ukraine-Russia conflict, inflation and supply chain issues, and infighting among members of his party that has stymied several Democratic priorities.
The NPR-PBS NewsHour-Marist poll was conducted March 1 and March 2 with 1,322 adults. The margin of error is plus or minus 3.8 percentage points. Among the 1,322 adults surveyed, there were 1,237 registered voters, with a margin of error of plus or minus 4 percentage points.
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President Biden's leadership pays off in rising polls.
From Ukraine to Covid to the economy he is winning.
Biden's approval rating will keep rising to midterms!
On thing is sure, the alternative repulses the voters.
Don't matter, GOP takes control of House and Senate. One year in and Biden will be emasculated..
Did you really mean to use that word? Did you?! So, no good work in these hard times is worth its weight in 'gold'? You only want to see the 'balls' cut off a good leader in times we are carrying the 'blunt' of the world and potential for world war 3? This is no time for partisan folly!
Great! On the other hand, mechanically, republicans and (Fox News) know how and what to play against to politically 'shoot' him down.On a more positive note, this tragedy of Russia's making-war in Ukraine-can be a major 'plus' for democrats in congress and the White House if they can 'muster' to provide creative solutions to a near "impossible" set of problems over there! It may call for much prayer (from those who believe it to be effective, as I do.)
A neighbor was a hard core Trump supporter but now supports Biden. In his words...."Life is too short to support a moron and a traitor."
Biden will have to speak a few times before then.
Yet, after a rough start marked by some difficult decisions Americans are now warming up to their affable grandfatherly senior statesman. Compared with the alternative, Joe is increasingly beloved...
Keep dreaming. Brandon is still Brandon. One poll oversampling Democrats isn't going to change anything.
Seen the prices at the pump recently. They are going to go nothing but up. Brandon will be held accountable.
What else is way up? Employment, wages, home equity, retirement accounts, growth etc etc...
Compared with the gop voters choose Dems!
Good to see you're at least consistent. Can't provide a coherent rebuttal - resort to memes.
Just keep doing what you've been doing and that time is everyday!
Well I guess we had better get on our liberal 'game,' eh? Because I mean really, conservatives are eating their own and putting in their places 'body-snatchers' sworn to rip out the 'souls' of house and senate and flush them back up to God from whence they come! But, God still has time to 'work' on the spirits of the good people who want good for all people here. Psst. God, do something really GOOD for diversity sake - okay!
Inflation, food prices, gas prices, clothing prices, hell...pretty much everything we use..etc..etc
Pretty much negates the wage growth
Same stupid meme. No coherent rebuttal.
Who's Brandon?
I think we can all agree, in times of trouble like these, we need-tried and tested-leaders 'everywhere.' President Putin of Russia would locate, single-out, a team of 'simpletons' and 'half-bakes' (likely has intelligence on all world leaders (and former world leaders of recent) as to what each man or woman is capable or 'expert' in resolving.
Such bullshit.
According to RCP, at best, Brandon is running at 41 percent approval...53 disapproval. If it wasn't for THAT ONE POLLE, Brandon would still be under 40. percent.
It's obvious either NPR surveyed a bunch of liberals...or a bunch of dumbasses...
OR...wait...
Who is Brandon? Are you hallucinating again?
I love how you screamed and bitched about conservatives referring to Biden as Brandon, ie, Let'ss go Brandon.
You and your little friends cried and bitched about how it was "disrespectful" to the president.
Now dementia must be party wide with the democrats.
Let's Go Brandon is/was an idiotic political slogan. The only people who thought it was clever -
You supported Shit-for-Brains Trump who actually has dementia.
Surprised?
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You know this how?
You're just mad that he pissed off liberals every single day for 2 reasons..
1. He made mean tweets, and,
2. He was not Hillary.
No other plausible reason.
Dumbest fucking cartoon ever. All it does is show that the person who drew it and the one who posted it have no fucking clue how the global oil market works.
Most political cartoons are like that. Oversimplified to a fault and only designed for superficial thinkers.
The message flew right over your head.
“…have no fucking clue…”
Try buying one.
Brilliant, and true.
People were obviously impressed that Joe stayed up past 10. It won't last.
Well hell yeah,…. when less than half the country approves of the job you’re doing and the world appears to be on the brink of WW3, that’s the the time to brag that your poll numbers have jumped…..
Well gee, maybe Biden should be touting the stock market ad nauseam like Trump did.
Wow! And this (not the seed itself which is appropriate ) is what passes as "news and politics" in the 21st century?! Bring on frivolity! Bring back trans-fats!
Some of these comments are so set in their ways that they stink of nostalgia!