Joe Biden's Leadership Rating Much Lower Than Trump, Obama or Bush: Poll
By: ALEXANDRA HUTZLER
Who knew...........well except one hell of a lot of people
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Anew poll found that roughly one-third of Americans view President Joe Biden as a "strong leader."
The Gallup survey, released Tuesday, said 37 percent of U.S. adults rate Biden as a strong and decisive leader, while 63 percent said such characteristics don't apply to the Democratic commander in chief.
It's a much lower rating than that for his predecessors, Gallup reported. Donald Trump had 54 percent of respondents, on average, saying he was a strong leader, and the characteristic was one of the Republican's strongest qualities during his four years in office.
Fifty-six percent of Americans, on average, viewed Barack Obama as a strong leader. George W. Bush had the highest average leadership rating, at 63 percent.
The findings come approximately one year into Biden's presidency as his administration continues to combat the coronavirus pandemic. Biden is also dealing with rising inflation and a stalled legislative agenda in Congress .
Biden's approval rating is also underwater after having dropped significantly over the course of 2021. Gallup's latest poll found 40 percent of Americans approve of the job he's doing as president, his lowest approval rating to date.
But Biden did score well in two areas: likability and intelligence.
Sixty percent of Americans think Biden is likable, including 91 percent of Democrats , 59 percent of independents and 28 percent of Republicans . Biden's score on the trait is less than Obama's average of 79 percent but higher than Trump's 37 percent average over his four years in office.
Overall, 59 percent of Americans view Biden as smart. He scored very similar marks on this characteristic among different political affiliations, as he did on likability.
Biden was recently asked about his dropping poll numbers and how he and the Democratic Party plan to win back voters in the 2022 midterm elections, with so many disapproving of his job performance.
"I don't believe the polls," Biden responded during a news conference last week.
He then pointed to polling that shows aspects of his legislative agenda garnering broad public support.
"The American people overwhelmingly agree with me on prescription drugs," the president said. "They overwhelmingly agree with me on the cost of education. They overwhelmingly agree with me on early education. They overwhelming—I can go on to list, on child care."
Biden added, "And so we just have to make the case what we're for and what the other team is not for."
Gallup surveyed 811 U.S. adults between January 3 and 16. The poll's margin of error is plus or minus 4 percentage points.
Newsweek reached out to the White House for comment but didn't receive a response before publication.
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"Sixty percent of Americans think Biden is likable"
So was Jimmy Carter
He’s not a leader. He doesn’t act like a leader. He comes across (to me) as just another senator with a different office.
This administration is a complete clown show. They excel at failure.
To me Biden comes across as one of the most unpresidential CIC's this country has ever had! Even Trump never swore at in or berated reporters in public that I'm aware of...
Even Trump never swore at in or berated reporters in public that I'm aware of...
Okay, I admit that Trump did berate some reporters but he is not on record as ever having used profanity or called one a SOB at a public news conference.
So what? Anyone who thinks Biden is more impolite than Trump is out of their mind.
Except, Trump is often profane at his rallies...
You will never hear of Biden, "grabbing pussy"!
Just one year after Trump, who was the worst human being of all time per many on NT, the left is reduced to excusing Biden for doing the same things as Trump..
Biden has always been a jerk
Everybody says things in private that they wouldn’t knowingly say in public. When caught on a hot mic, however, Biden gets caught calling a dickhead reporter a sob, while Trump is caught laughing about assaulting women in their most private space. Those on the right now want all of Biden’s supporters to show some dignity and cancel him, even though they gave Trump a pass and elected a guy who admits to sexually assaulting women.
Anyone that defends Brandon is out of their mind.
That's what happens when you sound like the Swedish Chef from the Muppets.
Hell, ya'll are STILL bitching and whining about Trump and he has been out of office for a year!
We bitch about a lot of totally gutless, clueless, lying piece of shit traitor Republicans that aren’t POTUS. Nothing wrong with that at all.
I will let the numerous prosecutors assigned to his numerous investigations do that. He’s unamerican to the extreme and a vile, loathesome subhuman who has been sued thousands of times. The fact that you constantly whine about how innocent you think he is speaks volumes about your character.
After the multiple fiascos of Biden's first year in office, you got that right! But the liberal left insists on playing the whataboutism game knowing full well that Trump is no longer in office and that Joe Biden has the watch now. I for one detest Trump and am more than happy that he is no longer president, and I sincerely hope he does not run in 2024. That being said, I do not want Biden for a second either.
Donald Trump is running for president. He may not make it, but he is running. The idea that everyone should just ignore him is ridiculous.
Are you sure that he’s running g for President?
A "leader" is somebody that influences others to do the right thing at the right time. They rely on their accomplishments and successes to help influence others.
Biden couldn't influence a rock to stay in place. He has no accomplishments or successes to rely on to influence anybody or anything. The man is, and has been a failure to those he represents for 50 years now.
Trump could have saved some of his comments, for sure. I can't imagine the field day the press would have had with Trump for calling someone a stupid sonuvabitch at a press conference though.
Anybody remember what an open mic picked up VP Biden saying to Obama about Affordable Care Act?
"This is a big fucking deal"