From Virginia to New Jersey, Democratic election woes this month had a common thread: the unpopularity of President Joe Biden.
Biden’s influence on those states’ gubernatorial contests was no surprise. In a nationalized, polarized political era, a president’s standing offers the most powerful indicator of his party’s prospects.
That makes lifting Biden’s approval rating, now mired in the low to mid-40s in many polls, the core challenge for Democrats in next year’s midterm elections and then the 2024 presidential race. It won’t be easy. CONTINUED
John Harwood, CNN
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