… The good news for Biden is that he starts in the green. His ratings are already higher than former President Donald Trump’s, who never once had an approval rating reach 50% in any live interview poll in the entirety of his term.
But while Biden’s initial net approval rating is higher than Trump’s ever was, it’s nothing to really write home about. Biden’s ratings show that, despite his hopes, hyperpartisanship likely isn’t going away anytime soon. Except for Trump’s, Biden’s opening net approval rating is the lowest on record since Harry Truman. CONTINUED
Harry Enten, CNN