Russia’s war against Ukraine has unified Americans and bolstered support for President Joe Biden, whose approval numbers have risen dramatically after sinking for months, according to the latest PBS NewsHour/NPR/Marist poll.
About half of the U.S. public — 52 percent — said this week that they support how Biden is handling the situation in Ukraine. Two weeks ago, as Russia was getting increasingly aggressive toward its neighbor and had yet to invade, that number was much lower – roughly a third said they approved of his leadership on the looming crisis. …
Conducted in the 24 hours after Biden delivered his State of the Union address on March 1, this poll found that about half of U.S. adults – 47 percent – approve of his job as president so far, up 8 percentage points from 39 percent two weeks ago.
A leap in approval numbers of that magnitude is “a significant bounce,” said Lee Miringoff, who directs the Marist Institute for Public Opinion. “It’s an opportunity for him. This is a reset for his numbers and a rallying point when it comes to Ukraine.” CONTINUED
Laura Santhanam, PBS NewsHour
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