President Biden’s plunging approval rating is part of the reason Democrats did so badly in elections in New Jersey, Virginia and other places this month. But we don’t really know why Biden’s numbers have dropped so much. And that confusing, complicated dynamic is a good thing for the president — because he might be able to improve his standing without anything too dramatic happening. …
The Clinton, Obama, Trump and now Biden administrations have followed the same pattern: The new president enters office with majorities of his own party in both houses of Congress; his agenda gets bogged down because of infighting within his own party and universal opposition from the other one; and the president’s poll numbers decline. What’s often overlooked is that the media casts those presidents as ineffective, which I think partly explains their polling declines. CONTINUED
Perry Bacon Jr., Washington Post
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