Biden faces worst job approval yet in poll | Washington Examiner
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Via: texan1211 • 3 years ago • 116 commentsBy: danielchaitin (Washington Examiner)
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President Joe Biden is hitting rock bottom.
The 46th president reached his lowest marks yet in terms of overall job approval in the latest CBS News/YouGov survey released on Sunday.
A mere 42% of U.S. adults gave Biden positive marks in this column, 1 point below what he got in February and March and a far cry from the 62% job approval rating the Democrat got in March 2021.
Fifty-eight percent of respondents said they disapprove of the way Biden is handling his job as president.
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Further broken down, 19% said they strongly approve, 23% said they somewhat approve, 19% said they somewhat disapprove, and 39% said they strongly disapprove.
Much of the dissatisfaction is driven by the economy and inflation, on which disapproval sits at 63% and 69%, respectively. Biden is also facing high disapproval for the "situation with Russia and Ukraine," immigration, climate change, and crime. A majority of respondents, 56%, did acknowledge a good local job market.
NEW: @POTUS Biden's overall job approval is 42%, down one point from last month; it's been hovering in the low 40s for months now, and that tick down does mark its lowest point yet. He is underwater on his handling of crime, immigration, economy and inflation. pic.twitter.com/1XaGwZDih1 — Ed O'Keefe (@edokeefe) April 10, 2022
The poll comes a little less than seven months before the midterm elections, in which Republicans are widely expected to win control of at least one chamber of Congress.
The survey was conducted with a "nationally representative sample of 2,062 U.S. adult residents" between April 5-8, CBS News reported. The sample "was weighted according to gender, age, race, and education based on the U.S. Census American Community Survey and Current Population Survey, as well as to 2020 presidential vote," and the poll has a margin of error of plus or minus 2.8 points.
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Mr. Biden has quite a way to go to hit "rock bottom", pretty funny considering that the previous POTUS polled between 34% and 49% in his four years.
Rock bottom? Not nearly! He is going to fall much farther before he hits bottom.
When it comes to Biden's potentially low numbers, I foresee him eventually having to use a periscope to look up to a amoeba...
He didn't have a good mid-term election in the House either.
Has anyone ? I can remember Bush, Clinton and Obama getting hammered during their first midterms.
I think Truman had it the worst.
Bush picked up 8 House and 2 Senate seats for the Republicans.
Thanks for the "clarification".
George M Bush lost 9 seats during his only midterm.
GW Bush is one of only three modern POTUSs who gained seats (10)
during his first midterm. Of course he lost 30 during his second midterm.
Midterm Election Results - The President's Party Loses (thoughtco.com)
That should serve as consolation with many here.
The 2002 midterms were in the near aftermath of "9/11" , when most of the country wanted to express patriotism by not rocking the governmental status quo.
By near aftermath, JR means 14 months. In other discussions here, the 7 months to the midterms is a long time.
14 months in terms of run up to war is "near term".
14 months in terms of run up to war is "near term".
We went to war in Nov 2001.
And 21 years later we are still at war.
Could be true, but it doesn't hold true for FDR in 1934
or Bill Clinton in 1994.
It's not just Biden. Kamala Harris is viewed less favorably than Biden. Nancy Pelosi is viewed less favorably than Harris. And Chuck Schumer is viewed less favorably than Pelosi. Overall approval of the Democratic controlled Congress has been falling since last May and is now lower than it was when Biden was inaugurated. Right track/wrong direction polling indicates the country thinks we're headed in the wrong direction.
“…polling indicates…”
polling=polemics=posturing=posing=where we find ourselves today.
Is anyone comfortable with where we find ourselves today?
“…after the midterms.”
Cannot imagine living a life so defined by what may happen in the future while ignoring the history, missing the present, and never acknowledging how they are all connected.
It’s quite obvious where you hang your hat, tex.
I’m not
We find ourselves without leadership.
Nice deflection. It brought out the rest who can't seem to stay on topic.
Thanks for your participation and criticism.
I, apparently among many others, am not here to just cheer for whatever swinging dick partisan hit piece is reprinted
and limit myself to criticizing the politician de jour. The article is clearly biased.
Biden is no where near rock bottom and if he loses seats in the midterms, as is historically expected,
it really won't be much of a surprise or a repudiation of his administration.
Thanks again for your deflection.
Right. Just certain hit pieces that slant a certain way.
and if he loses seats in the midterms, as is historically expected,
it really won't be much of a surprise or a repudiation of his administration
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It will be funny watching all those who claimed 2018 was some massive repudiation of Trump claim turn around and say it's not noteworthy when the Democrats lose seats.
Can I quote you?
That would imply he's had some success somewhere. Nobody can point that success out.
I made no deflection. [deleted] And how it brought out the normal [deleted] who consistently attempt to deflect to the prior administration when the failures of the current administration are brought up.
No, Jeremy to an objective person it means what it states. Rock bottom is zero, not 42.
You have to know that is not the case.
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A; the seeder apparently included this for some reason
B: most partisans criticize the other party regardless of the performance of the current party in the White House
It has been that way as long as I can remember, just less nuanced now that we can routinely seek to insult one
another anonymously on the internet.
Thanks for the (deleted) remarks, whatever they were.
I guess that particular word made you cry.
Then start listing those successes. You'd be the first.
Yo apparently don't understand that I'm talking about the comments by those like yourself who can't stay on topic.
And you don't understand that if Trump is mentioned in the seed, he is on topic.
If you want an echo chamber, start your own, shingles doesn't care.
Ciao.
I guess you missed 2.1 from the person who seeded this. Maybe you should revisit that before blathering off.
Doesnt matter. A name mentioned in the text of the seed is on topic no matter what the seeder says.
The punditry have latched onto the economy as a ready excuse. But the problem with Biden is more fundamentally deep rooted.
Biden has not governed as a centrist. The Biden policy agenda is skewed toward extreme positions promoted by a minority of special interests. Biden governs by making demands and threats; Biden is not a compromiser. Biden cannot even compromise with his own party. In fact, Biden has held bipartisan compromises hostage to demand passage of extreme measures that are the core of Biden's political agenda. Biden focuses a spotlight on every minority issue while giving short shrift to any sort of centrist accomplishment.
Biden has only governed for his side, creating a perception that the country is deeply divided. And Biden appears to accept that deep division as desirable. Only Biden's side can win; all others must pound sand. Compromise is not in the vocabulary of the Biden administration. Biden sets policy based on the idea of win-lose; there isn't any win-win in Biden's policy agenda.
The electorate is beginning to feel as though Biden has put the country on the wrong track. Putting a positive spin on that wrong track isn't going to make the electorate happy. Biden's message all along has been that the good of the few outweighs the good of the many. Any minority special interest is more important than the country as a whole. Biden has been imposing more and more sacrifices onto the bulk of the country without a goal or end in sight. Perpetual sacrifice for no clear purpose isn't going to put the country on the right track.
Your post is pretty much right on and well stated. It will be interesting to see if the GOP wins the house and senate whether Biden governs like Clinton after 1994 or like Obama after 2014.
IMO that will depend on two things. First, Biden may or may not decide to not run for reelection (sort of like Lyndon Johnson). There doesn't seem to be anything Biden can do to improve Harris' chances during the 2024 Democratic primaries. (Harris will have to beat a Democratic field to get the nomination. 2024 won't be anything like Humphrey in 1968; Harris is less popular than was Humphrey). Whether Biden decides to run or not, the only thing Biden can do is appear to be fighting Republicans to 'save democracy'.
The second thing is that Republicans may try to be stupidly obdurate. That's the losing strategy for Republicans. Biden simply isn't a compromiser and that gives Republicans an advantage if they don't climb onto the TEA Party wagon again. Republicans need to pursue a center-right legislative agenda that puts bills on Biden's desk for signature. If Republicans follow Trump's lead in a more moderate manner then Republicans will become dominant across the ballot. Today's Republican Party doesn't appear to be sufficiently disciplined to do that.
The worst case scenario for Democrats in 2024 is Hillary deciding to try again. The worst case scenario for Republicans in 2024 is Trump deciding to try again. My expectation is that the two years after the 2020 midterms will be a race to the bottom. 2024 is going to be another dirty, dirty election.
BTW, Russia will still be in Ukraine for the 2024 election. So, big brass balls will be prominent. It's going to be a game of Russians, Russians, who hates the Russians. That's an incentive for both Hillary and the Donald to run again.
That boils down to "My way or the highway." And in IMO that applies concerning international affairs as well, the results of which are bound to have a negative effect not only for all Americans, but for the rest of the world.