When President Joe Biden gives his State of the Union address on March 1, he’ll be facing an American public that is largely dissatisfied with his presidency so far, according to the latest PBS NewsHour/NPR/Marist poll.
A majority of Americans — 56 percent — say Biden’s time in office to date amounts to failure — roughly the same proportion of people who felt that way after Trump’s first year in office. That number includes 91 percent of Republicans and 66 percent of independents. Another 39 percent of Americans overall, including 80 percent of Democrats, say Biden’s presidency has been a success. CONTINUED
Laura Santhanam, PBS NewsHour
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