Biden’s approval numbers have been consistently underwater since mid-December, driven by dual disillusionments: the resurgence of COVID and rapidly rising inflation, which now sits at a 40-year high. As our core political tracking data shows, Biden’s mainstay was COVID – his fortunes rose and fell along with how he is perceived to be handling the coronavirus pandemic.
But this time around, even as COVID cases and hospitalizations drop, his overall approval rating hasn’t recovered. This might have to do with the fact that Americans now feel that COVID will be with us for the foreseeable future. As the latest Axios-Ipsos Coronavirus Index tracker tells us, a majority think COVID will not be eradicated this year. What’s more, they are in a clear muddle on how best to move forward. CONTINUED
Clifford Young & Catherine Morris, Ipsos
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