President Joe Biden is fairly popular with voters, who have thus far given him positive marks for his handling of key issues such as the economy and the pandemic, even as Republicans try to tarnish his reputation ahead of next year’s midterm elections.
But six months into his presidency – and almost a year since he accepted his party’s nomination – the latest edition of Morning Consult’s annual State of the Parties survey found relatively few voters believe him to be the figure that best represents the Democratic Party’s current values. Interviews with political scholars and operatives suggest that this early dynamic could grant Democrats an opportunity to shirk the traditionally treacherous dynamic of midterms as a referendum on the incumbent president, but it also gives Republicans room to tie Democratic targets to the party’s more extreme elements. CONTINUED
Eli Yokley, Morning Consult
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