Only 38 percent of Americans approve of the job Joe Biden is doing as President, and the latest survey results from the FDU Poll show that this is largely due to the belief that Presidents have a lot of influence over things that they actually have very little control over. Political scientists refer to the belief that Presidents could do more if they just tried as “Green Lanternism,” referring to the DC Comics superhero whose power is limited only by his willpower, and it has become a major obstacle for Biden and Democrats going toward the 2022 midterm elections.
In the survey, Americans were asked to choose between two statements: that the President could get a lot more done if he really tried, or that the President is constrained by factors like the composition of Congress and the Courts. Americans were almost evenly split on the options, with 45 percent saying that the President is limited, and 47 percent saying that he could do more if he tried. CONTINUED
Fairleigh Dickinson University Poll
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