Biden's approval dips to lowest of presidency: AP-NORC poll
By: NICHOLAS RICCARDI, Associated Press
I guess no surprises................
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P resident Joe Biden’s approval rating dipped to the lowest point of his presidency in May, a new poll shows, with deepening pessimism emerging among members of his own Democratic Party.
Only 39% of U.S. adults approve of Biden’s performance as president, according to the poll from The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Research, dipping from already negative ratings a month earlier.
Overall, only about 2 in 10 adults say the U.S. is heading in the right direction or the economy is good, both down from about 3 in 10 a month earlier. Those drops were concentrated among Democrats, with just 33% within the president’s party saying the country is headed in the right direction, down from 49% in April.
Of particular concern for Biden ahead of the midterm elections, his approval among Democrats stands at 73%, a substantial drop since earlier in his presidency. In AP-NORC polls conducted in 2021, Biden’s approval rating among Democrats never dropped below 82%.
The findings reflect a widespread sense of exasperation in a country facing a cascade of challenges ranging from inflation, gun violence, and a sudden shortage of baby formula to a persistent pandemic .
Ramsey thinks the economic dysfunction that's led to her being unable to afford the place where she grew up isn't Biden's fault. But she's alarmed he hasn't implemented ambitious plans for fighting climate change or fixing health care.
“He hasn't delivered on any of the promises. I feel like the stimulus checks came out and that was the last win of his administration,” Ramsey said of Biden. “I think he's tired — and I don't blame him, I'd be tired too at his age with the career he's had.”
Republicans have not been warm to Biden for a while. Less than 1 in 10 approve of the president or his handling of the economy, but that's no different from last month.
Gerry Toranzo, a nurse and a Republican in Chicago, blames Biden for being forced to pinch pennies by taking steps like driving slower to conserve gas after prices have skyrocketed during his administration.
“His policies are destroying the economy,” Toranzo, 46, said of Biden, blaming him for stopping the Keystone XL fuel pipeline to Canada and hamstringing domestic energy production. “It's a vicious cycle of price increases.”
Overall, two-thirds of Americans disapprove of Biden’s handling of the economy. That rating is largely unchanged over the last few months, though elevated slightly since the first two months of the year.
But there are signs that the dissatisfaction with Biden on the economy has deepened. Just 18% of Americans say Biden’s policies have done more to help than hurt the economy, down slightly from 24% in March. Fifty-one percent say they’ve done more to hurt than help, while 30% say they haven’t made much difference either way.
The percentage of Democrats who say Biden’s policies have done more to help dipped from 45% to 37%, though just 18% say they’ve done more to hurt; 44% say they’ve made no difference.
Some Democrats blame other forces for inflation.
Manuel Morales, an internet service technician in Moline, Illinois, thinks the pandemic and war in Ukraine have had a far bigger impact than Biden's decisions. But the 58-year-old Democrat is now questioning the benefits of Biden's biggest legislative achievement, the American Rescue Plan, and its stimulus checks.
“It helped a lot of people, but," Morales said, "people did not want to go back to work.”
Morales faults Biden on another area of persistent vulnerability to the president — immigration.
Only 38% back Biden on immigration, and Morales is disappointed at the scenes of migrants continuing to cross the southern border. Though he himself is a Mexican immigrant, Morales thinks the U.S. needs to more stringently control its border to have a hope of legalizing deserving migrants who are in the country illegally.
Also, Morales said, there have to be limits. “It's impossible to bring the whole of Central America and Mexico into this country,” he said.
Another area where Morales faults Biden, albeit mildly, is the war with Ukraine. “We are spending a lot of money going to the Ukraine and all that is going to the deficit,” Morales said.
Overall, 45% of Americans approve of Biden’s handling of the U.S. relationship with Russia, while 54% disapprove. That’s held steady each month since the war in Ukraine began. Seventy-three percent of Democrats and 15% of Republicans approve.
The new poll shows just 21% of Americans say they have “a great deal of confidence” in Biden’s ability to handle the situation in Ukraine; 39% say they have some confidence and 39% say they have hardly any.
Charles Penn, a retired factory worker in Huntington, Indiana, is satisfied with Biden's performance on Ukraine.
“I think he's done alright,” Penn, 68, said of the president.
But overall Penn, an independent who leans Republican, is disappointed with Biden, and blames him for rising prices that have squeezed him in his retirement.
“The Democrats in the long run have screwed up things by pushing for higher wages, like going from $7 an hour to $15 an hour," Penn said, citing the push for a sharp increase in the federal minimum wage that Biden has embraced. “The other side of it is that if you had Republicans, they'd cut my Social Security.”
Still, Penn thinks Biden should pay the political price.
“He's captain of the ship, so he's responsible,” Penn said of the president.
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So Biden's polling numbers continue to drop in all areas, even the support of his base is dropping. Will we have some of the stalwart comrades on this site come in to tell us that things are actually going swimmingly for Biden and that the Democrats are in line to have an excellent November? What's the over/under on that?
Lost thousands in my portfolio this year. Paying twice as much for transportation. Haven't had a COLA raise in two years along with skyrocketing inflation costing me thousands more for the year.
Gee thanks Biden. You are not the man...no joke, no kidding, I really mean it man.
His Secretary of the Interior refusing to say gas prices are too high yesterday is not going to help
That’s because she doesn’t think they are.
At least she didn’t lie about it.
How would she know? More than likely uses limos or public transportation.
Likely a Green energy terrorist as well
I am sure she has a government assigned vehicle; complete with fuel card- or recharging station. She isn't paying for shit.
The interesting thing about this poll. It sez 2 in 10 think the country is going in the right direction but about 4 in 10 approve of Biden’s performance.
So one can infer at least 2 in 10 are giving Biden a complete free pass on the country going in the wrong direction.
Interesting
Morning...yawn...and Federal election day dawns here...so the whole of Australia votes for the next Prime Minister.. voting is compulsory here if you don't expect a fine..
Have a Liberal government at the moment and I hope they get back in.. Labor is not a friend off the USA. But will be close and hopefully should know the outcome around midnight. If it's a hung parliament then that will be a pain in the arse.
But with any change of government here no one will bat an eyelid...there will be no riots, demonstrations, protests..it will be a case of bloody ripper, that's over for another four years...
Our ballot paper for today's Federal election..it is a metre long...
Americans want things fixed and to hear a plan to fix them. They really are not interested in hearing joe tell us who is to blame for things sucking or try to convince everyone that has to fill their car with gas or buy groceries weekly that things in bidenworld are really going great.
Whenever I hear anyone complain, I remind them: "We did it to ourselves!"